While I don't like the whole "detaining people instead of just turning them around", but the German you are referring to was a tattoo artist who had posted on t

While I don't like the whole "detaining people instead of just turning them around", but the German you are referring to was a tattoo artist who had posted on their instagram that they were doing pop-up tattoo events in LA, and then tried to enter on a tourist visa. She very much was in violation of the law, in other words.