The young woman had planned to spend a month with a friend in Los Angeles and then fly home to Berlin. But she’s been in federal custody since late January.

Brösche, 26, never made it to LA. She’s been in federal immigration custody since Jan. 25 — the day they tried to cross into the United States through the San Ysidro Port of Entry.

Brösche had her German passport, confirmation of her visa waiver to enter the country, along with a copy of her return ticket back to Berlin, Lofving said. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent pulled Brösche aside for a secondary inspection.

She didn’t know it then, but it would be 25 days before Lofving would see her friend again. Brösche would spend that time in federal detention, where she remains, waiting for a deportation flight back to Berlin.

  • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashedEnglish
    -21•15 hours ago

    People come to the US because their home country is worse. Why the fuck would you come here (even just to visit) if you’re from a better country (such as an EU country). 🤦‍♂️

      • @oursEnglish
        30•13 hours ago

        Neither does the U.S. Customs and CBP apparently.

    • @TattorackEnglish
      5•12 hours ago

      I mean, I might hate the US, but visiting The Grand Canyon still sounds nice. I sure as fuck wouldn’t be visiting your country because I think things are better over there.

      • @[email protected]English
        7•11 hours ago

        China, India, Peru, and Mexico, to name a few, have deeper and larger canyons. A similar one to the Grand Canyon is the Copper Canyon. It is located in Chihuahua, Mexico. It is four times larger and almost twice as deep as the Grand Canyon. It has many tourists’ activities, and you can even add other destinations to your journey if you visit it by train. It is a nice option while we all wait for the end of the almost-fascist/probably-fascist situation in the U.S.