This German tourist has been held by CBP for over a month in inhumane conditions, unable to speak to friends or family, on suspicion she intended to work during her stay in the US.
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This is why s*** like this cannot be allowed no private companies should have anything to do with this stuff anymore. Not only that they need to be held accountable and ran out of business permanently and those in charge of it or own it should be imprisoned for life
There should be no privatizing jails/prisons. Those big businessmen have the $$ to support candidates who will in turn provide them with lucrative contracts. Prisoners are $$ to them. Encourages weak officials to produce prisoners by any means, guilty or not. Follow the money. No excuses!
I'm of 2 minds about this story. 1) It impresses upon readers that even you, white hetcis traveler, could be detained, which is a good thing, I guess, and 2) why are we hearing about one of the few white Europeans detained by CBP when the real risk is to latinos?
Every foreign country needs to put the US on the advisory list of places not to travel. For our European friends looking for a vacation, there is Disney in France and Hong Kong. Yes, the weather isn't as pleasant as Florida, but at least you won't have to deal with a "man from Florida".
My PhD student pre-travel briefing prior to going to my first visit to the US some 20 years ago:
"It is vitally important to NEVER use the word 'work'. Use *any* other word. 'Scientific collaboration', 'visit', 'conference' are good. The word "work" can have you literally thrown in jail."
A PhD student some years previously (i.e. already pre-9/11) had accidentally said "work" when arriving in the US and had been held for hours. It's easy to accidentally say it, since it you are literally on a work trip.
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(English translation by Google Translate)
"It is vitally important to NEVER use the word 'work'. Use *any* other word. 'Scientific collaboration', 'visit', 'conference' are good. The word "work" can have you literally thrown in jail."