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The teens claimed CBP targeted them because they hadn’t booked hotels for their entire stay in Hawaii.

“They found it suspicious that we hadn’t fully booked our accommodations for the entire five weeks in Hawaii,” Pohl said. “We wanted to travel spontaneously. Just like we had done in Thailand and New Zealand.”

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

Oh the horror! Not hard working people working for USA!

[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago (14 children)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2025/04/21/german-tourists-turned-away-us-border/83195396007/

"These travelers were denied entry after attempting to enter the U.S. under false pretenses. One used a Visitor visa, the other the Visa Waiver Program," CBP Assistant Commissioner Hilton Beckham said in a statement. "Both claimed they were touring California but later admitted they intended to work – something strictly prohibited under U.S. immigration laws for these visas."

Provided that that's true, and I'm not saying it definitely is, that would be a valid reason to deny entry.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I've said "I might answer some emails" at the EU border before, and the agent just shook her head and was like "try again, business or pleasure?"

This particular rule has been loosely enforced in post COVID times and people just need to re learn how to cross borders.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I would bet it was for a WWOOFing or Workaway style thing where you do a few hours menial labor in exchange for room and board. Often attracts backpacker types. Typical advice is to lie to Customs (in any country) and just get a tourist visa, which is always a gamble at best.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

Holy shit the comments on that article. I know NY Post leans right, but some of them got their noses so far up Trump's ass they're snorting small intestine

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

Don't go in USA. There are planty other places in the world.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

They just plain don't even want the tourism money

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