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Also from the article:”CBP agents at the border accused Brösche of planning to violate the terms of the visa waiver program by intending to work as a tattoo artist during her trip to LA, Lofving said.”

Though the article doesn’t say when they determined that, how they could have known, and anything from the woman detained.

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They ask questions during the customs process, the typical “business or pleasure” thing. And if the agent senses any deception, you are sent with another officer that will interrogate you. What I don’t understand is why she was detained, immigration officer are allowed to deny entry to tourists. This whole ordeal could have been avoided if she was allowed to go back to Mexico and rearrange travel to Germany.

While I think the detention was completely unnecessary and cruel. It appears that her Instagram still lists dates she was planning to be in LA, right after a date range of being in Mexico, with a request for DMs under it for scheduling an appointment. It seems like this phrasing in the article of "accused of maybe violating her visa" could have disclosed that she looks to have a public declaration of her intent to work.

Could be that in this case they were correct but then deport her after 72 hours not 25 days

I read an article in the German press about it a few weeks ago, she had her tattoo equipment with her and that was what aroused suspicion. According to her and her friend it was so she could tattoo her friend during her visit.

I read that part of the visa application does include social media accounts and a lot of other details, such as funds, medical insurance and history and more. So they can just check. If she stated as an occupation she's a tattoo artist then that does not even involve social media checking.

They check social media and might even demand access to your email. The latter happened to an acquaintance of mine who wanted to do a 1-month internship at a university for a project but was only able to get a tourist visa. At the airport in the US the border guards got suspicious, demanded access to her laptop and when they found an email about the internship, she was put on a flight back to the netherlands immediately.

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