Tracking the foreign nationals detained by ICE as tourists or U.S. residents
U.S. tourists and permanent residents from around the world have been arrested, detained and deported under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Why it matters: The recent high-profile detentions and deportations demonstrate an escalation in tactics from immigration officials, accused of targeting some for their political stances or involvement.
Yep, check in on me this Sunday to see how my entry into to the US goes. I’m hopeful for success, but who knows. I land in JFK Saturday night. ✌️
Good luck, friend.
Last time I entered the country through JFK, I was sent to the secondary screening room. I get sent there almost always that I come to the US, where they waste 2hr or more of my life to tell me that everything is correct and I can continue my travel. Anyways, you are not allowed to use phones or other electronic devices there, so I was bored and listening to the conversations that the immigration officers where having.
A couple of officers were talking about having to work overtime because some officers got fired recently. One of them got fired for watching porn in their work computer. He basically brought a USB with porn, and plugged into his work computer. Turns out the porn had viruses on it, and he infected the computer. The viruses leaked a bunch of data of travelers. I was appalled to what I was hearing.
The other officer that got fired didn’t like American women getting married to foreigners. So he denied entry and sent back every foreigner that came in with visas to get married in the US.
It’s really crazy the shit that happens in the American immigration system.
Best of luck fam, it’s dicey over here right now
I’m a UK based professional and I come to the US for a conference each year. I won’t be coming again.
I dont want to have my phone searched at the border, I dont want to risk arbitrary arrest and detention without legal representation, and frankly I dont want to spend my money in the US anymore (its a week long conference and costs a couple of thousand pounds including conference fees, flights, hotel and expenses). I’m already trying to buy European because of trumps other behaviour, so not spending mony in going to theUS is an easy win too.
Now multiply that out - even if its a small percentage overall there are lots of people who are no longer going to want to visit the US in the current climate. Expect a downturn in US tourism guvent the horror stories that are coming our of US ICE detention centres.
I do some volunteer work in a non-profit that operates globally. We hold an annual team meetup in changing locations. In the past few years we did Canada and several European cities. For a while now, the plan had been to hold 2025’s meetup in the US as we have several team members from there. But as it stands, we’ll choose a different location because too many team members have said they’re not comfortable travelling to the US under the current administration.
We’re talking some 20-30 people not travelling to the US and spending money there. Obviously a small number but as you said, it adds up.
There was a report yesterday that Canadian tourism to the USA is down 85% as a result of Trump. His government is really ramping up American unemployment, just to make the coming recession/depression extra miserable. Oh well, maybe they plan to cheer everyone up with a good old patriotic war against Canada.
At least in Russia, they’re arrested/jailed and used for political leverage / prisoner exchanges. Trump’s regime just doing it to be cruel.
The Trump administration is using deportation to crush freedom of speech of legal residents and tourists.
Trump: It is illegal to be legal. And vice versa! Only I, omniillegaly legal, is legal.
