The young woman had planned to spend a month with a friend in Los Angeles and then fly home to Berlin. But she’s been in federal custody since late January.

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.

  • JacksonLamb@lemmy.worldEnglish
    251·
    1 day ago

    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.

    • samus12345@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      10 hours ago

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

      • JacksonLamb@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        4 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.

    • Katrisia@lemm.eeEnglish
      15·
      22 hours ago

      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.

      • JacksonLamb@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        16 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.