‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
No-one should be travelling to the US unless it’s unavoidable. I’m not sure I have a bunch of sympathy for people who do and run into problems. What did you expect?
Various_Doubt_8191 on
His fault for going to a 3rd world country. Travel warnings exist for a reason for these shit holes.
WrinkyNinja on
I didn’t want to visit the U.S 20 years ago, I have no idea why anyone would choose to go now
pongomanswe on
I think this is getting quite obvious to most people outside the US. My work has cancelled all travel that is not strictly necessary to the US. I used to go at least yearly, but clearly not now. Even was invited for a free trip to the World Cup this summer, with my family, but just can’t bring myself to do it. Not a huge football fan to begin with but it could’ve been fun.
Writer_In_Residence on
Been living outside the US for a while, and friends and family are telling me to not move back home if at all possible 🙁
ChaskaChanhassen on
And it’s a little old white lady!
Seasonal_Evergreen on
By some estimates, the US tourism industry is worth 2-3 trillion dollars per year.
That’s not a typo.
Another example of the current administrations seeming endless supply of own goals.
NAU80 on
What’s really unfortunate is that even after Trump is gone, it is going to take a long time for the US to return to some form of normality. When people gave a narcissist power, I wonder what they expected.
Fizzelen on
Why would a corrupt politician want to put as many people as possible in privately owned prisons run by his mates?
Ok_Day_8559 on
The United States has become a third world country. It’s not safe for Americans, much less anyone else. Tell your friends the U S is not a safe place to visit.
Davidevere31415 on
Bit obvious . . Which part of Trump is insane is not understood here?. . Not feeling sorry for this idiot one tiny little bit. . Filth-in-Chief sits in the Oval Office hoping that his raping very young children will not put him in prison
PropagandaSucks on
Even once he leaves, stupid asf sh*t like handing over your phone/data/info etc will stop most people until that completely f*cked thing is gone.
Mixer-3007 on
UK is pathetic, the terrorist organization of dictatorship regime hold citizen of UK for money and they did nothing, nothing!
Ignorant-AF on
If you have to warn people at this point they deserve what they get..:
AdamsAtomSmasher on
Wow thanks a lot ICE! I feel like our streets are so much safer knowing you detained a 65 year old British woman! /s
Imaginary-Ad-7919 on
This is an interesting headline, especially with the World Cup just around the corner, and it makes me wonder whether people even dare travel to the United States with everything going on there, you could end up being detained.
xzl830 on
Fuck I’ve
Classic-Break5888 on
We where gonna go but after his election we spent our 20k in Mexico instead 🖕
Punkinpry427 on
My friend moved to UK, had dual citizenship and I’m still worried about her coming home to visit this Spring
Tripwir62 on
This all sucks of course, but I believe it’s more complex than the story makes it. UK passport holders do not need a Visa for stays under 90 days, so the reporting on her having a “valid Visa” needs more info. Why did she have a visa at all? Also, this business with her husband is plainly an issue. Sounds like he was here, was removed, then returned, and with invalid docs.
Osmonth on
Football fans are invested fans. Espeically those from countries that aren’t mainstays in the World Cup. It will be hard for them to abandon their team and give up on the experience. But with that said this will put a big damper on the fans that do travel and many fans will opt out of travelling too. So the atompshere will detinitly be changed in terms of this.
I think ICE will be on strict orders during the World Cup as the USA is trying to show off on the international stage. The fans I worry for are those that, for whatever reason, are caught before or after these mandates are enforced. Those that will be vunerable to ICE functiong as it has been doing so far under the Republicans.
I worry the most for fans from South America, Central America and Africa. Those fans needs to be alert as they are the ones who will be seen as fair game. World Cup or not. Which is such a shame, beyond obvious reasons, becasue they are some of the most engaged and passionate fans of Football that we have in the world.
Desperate-Hearing-55 on
ICE agents are getting paid for every arrest they do. So they don’t care who they arrests. All are about MONEY!
vicarofvhs on
I really don’t see why any foreign national would come to the US right now. And I’m predicting the World Cup is going to be a total shit show.
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No-one should be travelling to the US unless it’s unavoidable. I’m not sure I have a bunch of sympathy for people who do and run into problems. What did you expect?
His fault for going to a 3rd world country. Travel warnings exist for a reason for these shit holes.
I didn’t want to visit the U.S 20 years ago, I have no idea why anyone would choose to go now
I think this is getting quite obvious to most people outside the US. My work has cancelled all travel that is not strictly necessary to the US. I used to go at least yearly, but clearly not now. Even was invited for a free trip to the World Cup this summer, with my family, but just can’t bring myself to do it. Not a huge football fan to begin with but it could’ve been fun.
Been living outside the US for a while, and friends and family are telling me to not move back home if at all possible 🙁
And it’s a little old white lady!
By some estimates, the US tourism industry is worth 2-3 trillion dollars per year.
That’s not a typo.
Another example of the current administrations seeming endless supply of own goals.
What’s really unfortunate is that even after Trump is gone, it is going to take a long time for the US to return to some form of normality. When people gave a narcissist power, I wonder what they expected.
Why would a corrupt politician want to put as many people as possible in privately owned prisons run by his mates?
The United States has become a third world country. It’s not safe for Americans, much less anyone else. Tell your friends the U S is not a safe place to visit.
Bit obvious . . Which part of Trump is insane is not understood here?. . Not feeling sorry for this idiot one tiny little bit. . Filth-in-Chief sits in the Oval Office hoping that his raping very young children will not put him in prison
Even once he leaves, stupid asf sh*t like handing over your phone/data/info etc will stop most people until that completely f*cked thing is gone.
UK is pathetic, the terrorist organization of dictatorship regime hold citizen of UK for money and they did nothing, nothing!
If you have to warn people at this point they deserve what they get..:
Wow thanks a lot ICE! I feel like our streets are so much safer knowing you detained a 65 year old British woman! /s
This is an interesting headline, especially with the World Cup just around the corner, and it makes me wonder whether people even dare travel to the United States with everything going on there, you could end up being detained.
Fuck I’ve
We where gonna go but after his election we spent our 20k in Mexico instead 🖕
My friend moved to UK, had dual citizenship and I’m still worried about her coming home to visit this Spring
This all sucks of course, but I believe it’s more complex than the story makes it. UK passport holders do not need a Visa for stays under 90 days, so the reporting on her having a “valid Visa” needs more info. Why did she have a visa at all? Also, this business with her husband is plainly an issue. Sounds like he was here, was removed, then returned, and with invalid docs.
Football fans are invested fans. Espeically those from countries that aren’t mainstays in the World Cup. It will be hard for them to abandon their team and give up on the experience. But with that said this will put a big damper on the fans that do travel and many fans will opt out of travelling too. So the atompshere will detinitly be changed in terms of this.
I think ICE will be on strict orders during the World Cup as the USA is trying to show off on the international stage. The fans I worry for are those that, for whatever reason, are caught before or after these mandates are enforced. Those that will be vunerable to ICE functiong as it has been doing so far under the Republicans.
I worry the most for fans from South America, Central America and Africa. Those fans needs to be alert as they are the ones who will be seen as fair game. World Cup or not. Which is such a shame, beyond obvious reasons, becasue they are some of the most engaged and passionate fans of Football that we have in the world.
ICE agents are getting paid for every arrest they do. So they don’t care who they arrests. All are about MONEY!
I really don’t see why any foreign national would come to the US right now. And I’m predicting the World Cup is going to be a total shit show.