A 21-year-old tourist has described the horrendous treatment he allegedly received after being denied entry to the USA due to a meme depicting JD Vance as bald being found on his phone

Don’t tourists know by now that visiting the US in 2025 is like visiting Germany in 1938?

  • marduk@lemmy.sdf.org
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    3 months ago

    “Mads told Nordlys he tried to explain the images as being harmless and meant as jokes but the immigration authorities ignored his pleas. He claims he was then strip-searched, forced to give blood samples, a facial scan and fingerprints.”

    Blood for Memes, incredible

  • mEEGal@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    If you’re going to the US, backup your data and wipe your phone clean of everything personal. Play dumb, leave Facebook & Instagram installed etc.

    Don’t do anything remotely fancy, because these mf-ers are just entitled children with a gun, they own you.

    Or visit Europe

    • ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
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      3 months ago

      Or visit Europe

      There are plenty of beautiful place to see and great people to meet in Europe too, and you can see and meet them all without subjecting yourself to Gestapo-style thuggery upon arrival.