That would be true in first world countries that actually care what the USA thinks and does. Having walked into Mexico across the knee deep river for lunch tacos multiple times from the big bend area while doing fieldwork no one on either side of the border so much as came over to check what we were doing. I also have crosses via a hand pulled ferry across the Rio too many times to count. Never once was checked by policia nor CBP our southern border is wide open. That said I have flown to Cabo, Cancun, and Mexico City walked in with a hand filled out form in Spanish through the nongringo line where you must speak Spanish to just one person who if you are olive skinned and speak Spanish just walked right by never once showed my Texas DL or blue passport. Nor were my bags ever checked like the gringo line.
I have been all over Africa if you have money you walk in no questions asked no visa no passport stamps $20 to $50 in “visa” is all you need those countries don’t have digital scanners let alone print outs of “international” wanted man lol Africa looking for a wayward American please I haven’t had a good laugh in a while. South Africa checks passports but at the land crossings leaving SA I have never needed to show anything they see a white and a friendly tip and you are on your way.
Russia won’t hold a US flagged person at their airport unless it’s a major international incident and they want to curry world favor they simply don’t care what the USA legal system thinks. The world is large and lots of places off the beaten path with sufficient funding one could disappear into. Russia would be my choice given my geology, hydrology,and soil science background off books contract work would be easy to get or just bribe a official in Siberia or one of the stans to get you Russian ID papers and move on with a new identity. If this kid has a little funding and some smarts he would be gone for good.
Agree. Of the countries listed, Russia is probably the best one to make a new home in, and given the direction of the US, we may all being wishing the same.
You could go into one of the smaller Russian cities and rent a commie bloc apartment for next to nothing. Venture out for groceries every few weeks until this blows over, or at least is off the 24 hour news cycle.