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.

  • @rottingleafEnglish
    2•10 hours ago

    So Eastern Europe is not in the list? Just askin

    • @I_Has_A_HatEnglish
      4•5 hours ago

      Nope, they aren’t brown enough to be on the list.

    • @captainlezbianEnglish
      1•8 hours ago

      I have no idea. We don’t get enough of you for it to be a thing we really talk about

      • @garbagebagelEnglish
        1•28 seconds ago

        They don’t talk about it because that’s not the colour of immigrant they’re worried about. Europeans make up 10% of all immigrants living in the states - the 3rd largest region group after those from the Americas (52%) and from Asia(31%), which you also didn’t mention above.

        Africans and middle eastern people are on your list of talked about immigrants because they are the right colour for the media to complain about despite making up less of the immigrant population in the states.