New example of the screw tower applied by the US authorities in front of tourists or a simple illustration of the severity of the CBP (customs and border protection), the customs and border protection service?
Two young German tourists of 18 and 19 lived a real nightmare while landing in Honolulu last March, with the project to spend a week on Hawaii island.
Despite a good and good electronic visa, the two vacationers had not reserved accommodation for all this stay, which would last a total of five weeks around the Pacific Islands to celebrate their diploma.
CBP officers generally do not appreciate that tourists enter the US territory without being able to justify the accommodation. For them, it is an indication of a desire to come and work illegally in the country.
It was not lost. The two young women were questioned for the first time for several hours, handcuffed and even naked in an airport office before being locked in a detention center.
“Scary”
“They made us submit to a complete naked excavation. It was very cold. We had to undress completely, including the elimination of the bra and underwear, and even in squatting … I do not want to enter too many details, but it was humiliating and scary. We were alone with a female agent, but still, we do not expect it to be a” Reddit “tourist.
Waiting for an administrative decision, the two tourists had to wear prison uniforms and were locked in a cell, forced to sleep in “fine and moldy mattresses.”
As expected, the next morning, it was observed that they were accused of wanting to work illegally in the United States with a tourist visa and were expelled to their starting point, namely Japan.
The severity of CBP officers is known. In its recommendations, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs also recalls that “it is not necessary to joke with CBP officers or the police. Words, attitudes or jokes that may seem harmless in certain countries can take the United States to arrest and immediate legal procedures,” says Quai d’Esay.
Bringing accommodation and having enough money is also a point particularly verified by US customs officials.
Source: BFM TV
