Fabian Schmidt was arrested and interrogated at the Boston airport, according to his mother and partner. They say they don't know why he is being held in an ICE facility.

Summary

U.S. immigration authorities detained Fabian Schmidt, a 34-year-old German national and legal U.S. resident, at Boston Logan Airport on March 7.

He was interrogated, hospitalized, and later transferred to an ICE detention facility in Rhode Island. His family, unaware of any legal issues, has hired a lawyer.

Schmidt had recently traveled to Germany and was returning home to New Hampshire. His case raises concerns amid Trump’s stricter immigration policies.

The German embassy is monitoring the situation but has not disclosed details. ICE has not commented.

  • calamaja@feddit.org
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    16 hours ago

    In german news they added this part (translated from source “RND”):

    Old drug offense as a possible background

    According to his mother, Schmidt’s questioning repeatedly revolved around a cannabis offense from almost ten years ago. At that time, Schmidt was arrested in California with more than 30 grams of cannabis. The case was dropped. In 2022, however, a federal investigative agency contacted Schmidt again about the case and summoned him to a hearing. However, he failed to appear because he hadn’t received the letter due to a move.

    RND/dpa