German tourist held indefinitely in San Diego-area immigrant detention facility
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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.

  • febra@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 hours ago

    The German embassy is useless. I’m telling you this as a German citizen. I’ve heard horrible stories of people being let down even in conflict zones. The German embassy didn’t even reply to many people asking for help to leave Lebanon once Israel invaded. There have been cases of German citizens with Arab names being held in immigration facilities in Israel and the German embassy hasn’t done shit.