Posted on 04/21/2025 5:34:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A pair of backpacking German teens booted from the US lied about the purpose of their trip, Customs and Border Patrol said — but the women claim US officials “twisted” their words to trump up the allegations.
“These travelers were denied entry after attempting to enter the US under false pretenses. One used a Visitor visa, the other the Visa Waiver Program,” CBP officials told The Post Monday.
“Both claimed they were touring California but later admitted they intended to work — something strictly prohibited under US immigration laws for these visas.”
But the women — who were planning to continue on to Los Angeles and then Costa Rica after Hawaii — insisted they were interrogated by CBP for hours, and that transcripts show their words were “twisted” and outright falsified.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
My niece surfs all over the World, you tell reason/pay the visa fee no problems. Thousands tell the truth - no problem. It is the outliers/bums that make the news...
“It was handled crudely”
Sounds like neocon speak. Specifically the likes of Peggy Noonan. Fight or get to the sidelines.
They were treated worse than an illegal.
Story was buried deep. Thanks for mentioning it. However, I still think it could have been handled better.
This happens every day. Suddenly it’s news?
Democrat hangers-on in government jobs are engagning in passive-aggressive resistance to Trump by making ridiculous errors and overdoing enforcement in idiotic ways.
Journalists are real investigative when it comes to promoting their agenda but even at that they still have to make a big stink burger out of a nothing burger.
“You think foreign nationals can work in the USA without a work visa?”
Yeah, about 30 million of them.
If you have ever watched the border patrol/smuggler shows on TV that is probably the work that they had planned on doing.
Coming from a government worker in Leftist Hawaii and targeted at young white girls, this could be “malicious compliance.” The term refers to following a requirement or rule in a way that intentionally causes problems, often to highlight the rule’s flaws or to undermine its purpose while technically adhering to it.
You tell why you think immigration handled this wrong?
definitely innocent.
Okay...this is Bull Shiite
Hire them and give em a raise the next day in recognition of their contribution to society
They are back in Germany now................
Damnit
I really wanted to meet them
Zeks-Arbeiterin?
I don’t think so, but you never know................😎
I suddenly want a sammich.
They did not get a cell phone, a debit card, etc .....
You noticed too?
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