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Fewer German tourists are vacationing in the U.S. after reports of Germans being detained by immigration authorities have sparked unease.
German tourists Maria Lepere, 18, and Charlotte Pohl, 19, were held in a federal prison in Hawaii before being deported in March. Their experience made headlines across the globe. Why is American ...
Travellers are using a new tactic to ease anxiety at US border control – “ghost booking” – after a series of arrests for ...
Her comments followed stories of two German teenagers, Maria Lepere, 18, and Charlotte Pohl, 19, allegedly subjected to intrusive searches at Honolulu Airport. A German news source said the teenagers ...
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Two German teens traveling to Hawaii made international headlines when they were handcuffed and deported. The international arrivals lobby at Daniel K.
Charlotte Pohl and Maria Lepère’s first night in Honolulu was not how they intended. The jet-setting high school graduates from Rostock, Germany, had envisioned island-hopping across Hawaii ...
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM Two German teens traveling to Hawaii made international headlines when they were handcuffed and deported. The international arrivals lobby at Daniel K.
Charlotte Pohl, 19, and Maria Lepere, 18, told a German news outlet that upon arrival at Honolulu Airport, they were subjected to full body scans and strip searches. They were then placed in a ...
Australian travellers are warned to prepare for the worst and hope for the best at the US border amid “enhanced vetting” and instances of tourists being detained. Charlotte Pohl, 19, and Maria ...
Charlotte Pohi, 19, and Maria Lepere, 18, had plans to explore the Hawaiian island before continuing their adventurous journey to California and Costa Rica. However, the US Customs and Border ...