The escalating fascist police state that America is now increasingly embodying is terrifying. We must do everything humanly possible to stop this utter brutal madness. — Molly
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“German Tourists in Hawaii Handcuffed, Strip-Searched, Jailed, & Deported.” April 9, 2025. By Juergen T Steinmetz. ETurbo News.
[Also: “Zwei Freundinnen flogen nach Hawaii – und landeten in einem Albtraum.”
von Leonie Scheuble. 15. April 2025 18:23 Uhr. Also Ostsee Zeitung. Also Beat of Hawaii.]
“No Aloha for 2 German girls when they wanted to start a 3-week dream vacation in Hawaii. They were arrested for the first time in their life at Honolulu International Airport after being intimidated by U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement.
After 5 weeks in Thailand & New Zealand, 18 year-old Charlotte Pohl & her 19 year-old friend Marie Lepere were looking forward to the highlight of their around-the-world trip: a 3-week vacation in the Aloha State of Hawaii & a tour of the United States before returning to their hometown in Rostock, Germany.
A Nightmare Holiday began after arriving in Hawaii.
Arriving at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu (HNL) after a 7 1/2 hour flight from Japan on Sunday, they felt the gentle trade winds on their way to the federal detention center, in handcuffs.
After this, they then were separated & interrogated by US immigration officers for hours. After changing into prison clothes, it became clear that their dream vacation had ended.
They ended up in deportation detention, after being strip searched, to be sent to Tokyo the next day, transferring to Qatar Airways via Doha to Frankfurt, Germany.
What was their crime?
Most American visitors stay in Hawaii for 2-5 days. Most Germans, however, stay for an average of 2 weeks. A 3-week stay was more than suspicious for the Trump administration to allow them to enter the United States. They had all their paperwork, Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA), ongoing airline reservations, enough money & credit cards, & a place to stay for the first week.
They had no criminal record & were into week 6 of their around-the-world travel.
According to them, a U.S. immigration officer made them sign a confession that they entered the United States to work.
Ms. Pohl & Ms. Lepere said they never “confessed” to this, & never had a plan to work. They wanted to experience the Aloha Spirit of hospitality, so many in the world are talking about.
Instead, they were held in a cold prison cell with a thin blanket & a small towel.
The German Foreign Office confirmed its involvement in the case, providing consular support after the travelers were detained in Honolulu.
Aloha turned into Hell.
The ladies are planning to submit a protest to the German Foreign Ministry. They also told a newspaper in Rostock that they were planning another vacation to Mexico & Costa Rica, but never to the United States again.
Are Germans on the US Immigration Target list?
This is the second high-profile case within one month of German tourists arrested when entering the United States with legal papers & no ill intent. This case triggered travel advisories by the Federal Republic of Germany to their citizens to alert of unpredictable & strict enforcement by US Immigration.
Psychological Terror Warning for Foreign Travelers to the United States….”
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