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The article mentions a lot of cases, but I'm really wondering if all of this is new following Trump's changes in policies or if it's just business as usual. Al

The article mentions a lot of cases, but I'm really wondering if all of this is new following Trump's changes in policies or if it's just business as usual. All the situations from the article seem like they had a legitimate reason for the person being detained and / or prevented from entering the country, and we also only hear a one-sided story. I actually travelled to the US yesterday for business meetings and I was a bit worried after all those fear-mongering articles from the past few weeks, but immigration took me literally 3 minutes, and was as easy as when I came 6 months ago.

Afforess 2y ago
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- parineum 2y ago
  Was it unlawful and is it happening more? The article doesn't address that for it's anecdotes. So much for facts.
parineum 2y ago
I was really hoping we wouldn't be getting the same kind of fodder this time around but the last few months disabused me of that hope. There's plenty to be concerned about with this administration but the majority of reporting is going to be schlock like this, an article of anecdotes that confirm biases without a shred of mention of if anything resembling data.
chairmansteve 2y ago
I think jailing European tourists for minor/non existent offences is new. It would have been headline news if it had happened before.
wyldfire 2y ago
> we also only hear a one-sided story. That's not true, though. From the article: > The US Customs and Border Protection service told US media the claims about his case were “blatantly false”, without saying which points it disputed. > The CBP sent the Guardian the same statement, without further explanation. The statement also said: “When an individual is found with drug-related charges and tries to reenter the country, officers will take proper action.” Clearly, the press here tried to get the government's side of the story, and they included the extent of their response. > immigration took me literally 3 minutes, and was as easy as when I came 6 months ago. This strikes me as very disingenuous. Are you suggesting that since you didn't have a problem that none exists?

Afforess 2y ago

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parineum 2y ago
Was it unlawful and is it happening more? The article doesn't address that for it's anecdotes. So much for facts.

parineum 2y ago

I was really hoping we wouldn't be getting the same kind of fodder this time around but the last few months disabused me of that hope. There's plenty to be concerned about with this administration but the majority of reporting is going to be schlock like this, an article of anecdotes that confirm biases without a shred of mention of if anything resembling data.

chairmansteve 2y ago

I think jailing European tourists for minor/non existent offences is new. It would have been headline news if it had happened before.

wyldfire 2y ago

> we also only hear a one-sided story. That's not true, though. From the article: > The US Customs and Border Protection service told US media the claims about his case were “blatantly false”, without saying which points it disputed. > The CBP sent the Guardian the same statement, without further explanation. The statement also said: “When an individual is found with drug-related charges and tries to reenter the country, officers will take proper action.” Clearly, the press here tried to get the government's side of the story, and they included the extent of their response. > immigration took me literally 3 minutes, and was as easy as when I came 6 months ago. This strikes me as very disingenuous. Are you suggesting that since you didn't have a problem that none exists?