Their journey took an unexpected turn when they arrived in Hawaii without pre-booked accommodations ... U.S. immigration laws for these visas." Charlotte Pohl told Ostsee Zeitung: "We wanted ...

In April 2025, claims (archived) circulated online that U.S. border authorities detained and deported two German tourists in Hawaii ... on this case." Pohl and Lepère told German media that ...

Two German teenagers, Charlotte Pohl, 19, and Maria Lepere, 18, were strip-searched and detained overnight by US border guards upon arriving in Hawaii. ‘Something has gone badly wrong’: Judges ...

Two German teenagers planning to explore the US on vacation were thrown in jail and then booted from the country after Customs and Border Protection found their loosely planned trip “suspicious.” ...

Maria Lepere, 18, and Charlotte Pohl, 19, arrived in Hawaii on March 18 with short-term travel permits ahead of a weeks-long US trip but were detained by Customs and Border Protection (CBP ...

Backpackers Charlotte Pohl, 19, and Maria Lepere, 18, arrived in Honolulu from Auckland while undergoing a round-the-world trip. The duo planned to spend five weeks in Hawaii before moving onto ...

Two German teenagers were allegedly strip searched and deported over a badly-planned trip to Hawaii. Charlotte Pohl, 19, and Maria Lepère, 18, arrived in Honolulu with plans to explore the island ...

Charlotte Pohl, 19 ... that we hadn't fully booked our accommodations for the entire five weeks in Hawaii,” Pohl said. “We wanted to travel spontaneously. Just like we had done in Thailand ...

A pair of young German travelers were left shocked after they arrived in Hawaii only to be detained and deported due to their loosely planned trip. Charlotte Pohl, 19, and Maria Lepere ...