Canada, Europe Issue Travel Advisories After Tourists Detained in US | Truthout
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Countries have advised transgender and nonbinary travelers to exercise additional caution when planning trips to the US.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/31586935

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“We have seen too many stories of citizens being pulled out of airport lines, and being fingerprinted and deported, as if they were criminals. Citizens being kidnapped to illegal detention by ICE…this is not the actions of a Democratic nation,” said Charlie Angus, leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party.

While the exact number of travelers from Europe and Canada who have been detained or deported by U.S. immigration authorities remains unknown, several cases have made headlines. German tourist Lucas Sielaff was detained for 16 days after returning from a trip to Mexico. “Nobody is safe there anymore to come to America as a tourist,” said Sielaff, who was on a 90-day U.S. tourist permit and engaged to an American citizen.

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  • Arkouda@lemmy.ca
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    6 days ago

    Regardless of the sensational headline, you shouldn’t vacation in a country you are at war with and it is ridiculous that people thought entering a hostile nation openly saying what will happen if you do was a good idea.