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Brösche, 26, never made it to LA. She’s been in federal immigration custody since Jan. 25 — the day they tried to cross into the United States through the San Ysidro Port of Entry.

Brösche had her German passport, confirmation of her visa waiver to enter the country, along with a copy of her return ticket back to Berlin, Lofving said. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent pulled Brösche aside for a secondary inspection.

She didn’t know it then, but it would be 25 days before Lofving would see her friend again. Brösche would spend that time in federal detention, where she remains, waiting for a deportation flight back to Berlin.

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[–] [email protected] 121 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Add tourism to another industry Trump is helping out.

And she remains waiting for a deportation flight back to Berlin, when she already had her own return ticket? Which she would have used already by now and been gone??? God these people are so fucking stupid.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I have to admit: I just crossed the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone Park off my bucket list whilst reading this story.

The police firearm homicides always felt a bit iffy but this clinches it. Definitely not going to try to visit that country. It's not a risk I'm willing to run.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe the US government will collapse in your lifetime and it will be super cheap to visit then!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Visiting a failed state just sounds even riskier.

As far as I can tell the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone are both located in Republican stronghold areas so would possibly still be acting like this to tourists, but it would be harder for my country's embassy to rescue me. Solitary confinement can cause long-term mental health damage.

Thanks for trying to cheer me up, though! I was genuinely a bit disappointed (though, very glad I read this article) but it's a reminder to think outside the box and look for other of nature's wonders that maybe aren't talked about so much and are located in places that are safer to visit.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I just commented this to some other person here. I'll paste my answer; I hope that's okay.

China, India, Peru, and Mexico, to name a few, have deeper and larger canyons. A similar one to the Grand Canyon is the Copper Canyon. It is located in Chihuahua, Mexico. It is four times larger and almost twice as deep as the Grand Canyon. It has many tourists' activities, and you can even add other destinations to your journey if you visit it by train. It is a nice option while we all wait for the end of the almost-fascist/probably-fascist situation in the U.S.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Thanks very much, friend. That looks amazing. I just checked and Mexico also has some national parks with North American wildlife and even volcanoes! This one looks great.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago

... another industry Trump is helping stamp out.