This article leaves out the part where these 2 people were attempting to enter the US on a tourist visa but admitted they intended to work and they had no accommodation organised.
The denial of entry sounds justified and the fact that this article leaves out the part where they intended to work.... Seems a bit disingenuous.
Here is an article that mentions it but I couldn't find a specific source. It was also mentioned in the first article I saw posted on Lemmy regarding this.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2025/04/21/german-tourists-turned-away-us-border/83195396007/