Germany 'monitoring' US detentions of its citizens – DW – 03/17/2025
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German officials are trying to determine whether three cases in which citizens were detained while trying to enter the United States signal a change in US policy.

Summary

Germany is monitoring U.S. detentions of its citizens after three Germans were recently held by immigration authorities.

Two tourists were detained at the Mexico-U.S. border and later deported, while a Green Card holder, Fabian Schmidt, remains in custody in Rhode Island.

The German Foreign Ministry is assessing whether these cases reflect a broader policy shift under President Trump, whose administration has intensified immigration crackdowns.

Germany may adjust its travel advice based on further developments. U.S. officials have not clarified why Schmidt was detained.

  • barsoap@lemm.eeEnglish
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    20 hours ago

    There’s already a low-key travel warning for trans and intersex people in place because the US’s stance on passports having sex entries not matching the birth certificate, or being anything but M or F, is unclear at best. Advise is “get the US embassy to sign off on your papers before trying to enter”. This might amount to a total ban: If your birth certificate says X and they’re not accepting X passports and neither ones which don’t match the birth certificate then there’s no kind of passport they do accept.