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Even during normal times with proper documentation I was detained for a few hours. This is something completely different. I’ve seen deportations immediately for wrong documents. I haven’t seen 14 days of arbitrary detention before for correct documents.

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I don’t think the latter is happening. The multi-day detentions have all been related to actual immigration violations. Again, something I oppose very strongly but the notion your life will be severely negatively affected if you show up at the border as a normal tourist with normal travel documents is just incorrect. The worst thing that will happen is they send you home.

Well, then you're wrong. The latter is happening. It's the whole point of this thread but you seem confidently oblivious to it so I'll link a few.

Here's one: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/canadian-det...

More: https://thetrek.co/a-german-thru-hiker-has-been-detained-dep... https://www.10news.com/like-a-horror-movie-german-tourist-de... https://www.10news.com/news/team-10/it-is-like-jail-german-m...

I encourage you to read those articles!

I only linked you cases where people had valid legal visas. What are you expecting me to find?

Canadian entered to work without a valid visa, as the article states, her visa had been revoked in November and she was aware of this - she should have arranged a visa at an overseas consulate before crossing the border

German backpacker was detained for hours not days

German tattoo artist arrived with a tourist visa with supplies for working

German fiancé — not a normal tourist case but yes this seems to have been a mistake by CPB

Again, the conditions and duration of detention are absurd but normal tourists are not being detained for days

> Canadian entered to work without a valid visa, as the article states, her visa had been revoked in November and she was aware of this - she should have arranged a visa at an overseas consulate before crossing the border

I'm not seeing that.

>After a long interrogation, the officer told me it seemed “shady” and that my visa hadn’t been properly processed. He claimed I also couldn’t work for a company in the US that made use of hemp – one of the beverage ingredients. He revoked my visa, and told me I could still work for the company from Canada

“ He revoked my visa, and told me I could still work for the company from Canada, but if I wanted to return to the US, I would need to reapply.”

The notion that you will be stabbed by a muslim in the tubes is also just incorrect, yet look at the public perception. It's the same in this case. The USA is degrading fast in the public opinion abroad and this will have consequences.

I'm not saying that's not what Americans want, maybe they do, but Trump is basically pissing away all leverage the US has with the rest of the free world. It's a shame.

I agree with you!

During the "good" times I was regularly chosen for random checks because I'm not white enough. I don't want to step in the US now.

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