• A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
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    9 days ago

    They did not send them to El Salvador btw, they’re back in Germany now.

    But the description of how they were treated is still harrowing:

    Pohl and Lepère were interrogated in Honolulu International Airport for hours and allegedly subjected to body scans and strip searches before, finally, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents denied them entry to the country and said they would be deported, according to the outlet.

    Officials became suspicious of potential illegal work intentions after learning the teens had not booked accommodation for their entire five-week stay in Hawaii

    So everytime I travel I’m a potential terrorist? That’s what (many) backpackers do you dumbasses.

    The women said they were placed in a holding cell beside some other detainees who were accused of serious crimes. The teens alleged they spent the night on moldy mattresses in a freezing double cell.

    On March 19, the young travelers were allegedly taken back to Honolulu International Airport in handcuffs, where they requested to be sent to Tokyo, Japan.

    Now imagine how much worse it is for all those so-called “illegals”, and still how much worse when they get to El Salvador.

    • Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.works
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      9 days ago

      It’s not entirely unwarranted, they WERE planning to work on a tourist-visa, which specifically and clearly not allowed in pretty much any country.

      The horrible treatment is, of course, completely unwarranted, but denying entry isn’t.