Summary
European tourists traveling to the U.S. face increasing detentions and deportations under the Trump administration, sparking fear and uncertainty.
Several cases involved harsh treatment and lengthy detention despite valid travel permits. U.S. authorities cited visa violations without providing clear reasons.
Critics, including nonprofit leaders and affected families, condemn the actions as excessive and harmful.
Legal challenges against the administration’s immigration policies are mounting, as travelers reconsider visits to the U.S. amid heightened anti-immigrant sentiment.
The US travel and tourism industry contributed nearly USD1.6 trillion to US economy in 2015 or 2.6 percent of its GDP. Travel and tourism exports accounted for 11 percent of all US exports and 33 percent of all US services exports, positioning travel and tourism as the nation’s largest services export.
No big deal, let’s just gut one of our single greatest sources of international income. So dumb.
*gasp!*
You suggest, do you sir, that the leadership of this great country may be so incompetent and corrupt as to deny working men and women their fair shake at a reasonable living?!
Oh! I may have the vapors!
Just don’t come to the US.
Don’t care the reason, business, pleasure, or otherwise, just don’t come to the US.
You will only threaten your freedom, wellbeing, and/or your life.
Warning from a US’ian.
🤷♂️ 🤷♂️
I lived in russia for many years (as a minor), while I speak fluent russian and have an understanding of local culture, I and my family (everyone speaks russian) constantly got harassed by security goons, including some almost comical situations where their reflexive racism almost made the outcomes worse for the cops/security. There was also some really mean-spirited stuff; a completely wasted cop aggressively harassing me on a major street without any reason at all other than me walking by, I was in my pre-teens, it got to the point where his colleague had to drag him away and tell me to leave.
But it seems that the Americans (no disrespect to sane Americans) have decided to enter in a competition with the russians. Week long interment without any real reason? This is insane.
The funny thing is that I’ve also lived in the US and travelled there a lot when I moved to Canada; while there was a lot of what I call “cowboy roleplay”, it never got this bad.
Let’s see if Europe retaliates. Get your dual citizenships in order while you can.
And if you can. Which isn’t possible for most.
French citizenship in 2 years for study. Portugal and Belgium after living there 5. Spain in 2 if Latin American or Filipino.
I would absolutely not travel to America while Trump is in power. I’ve wanted to visit again since his first term, but fuck the extra border hassle (+ now the risk of getting sent to gitmo or El Salvador or god knows where for criticizing dear leader) and also fuck supporting an economy he will take credit for.
I feel bad for all the businesses who did nothing wrong. But we live in capitalism and I can’t vote/protest there so 🤷♂️
Let’s go to Canada instead!
I need more coffee
I read that as “detonations”
Though, that’s probably the next phase of operation hateful bigot
Part of the solution does involve detonations
