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.

  • @froh42English
    6•8 hours ago

    Yes, we’re tempted by the right, too. But ousting them now would do no good.

    But Ramstein (only one m, unlike the band) - keep the USians there for a time, let’s keep it as is for a time until it’s time to make some kind of deal.

    They might need it one day, so we keep it as a collateral.

    All long term international agreements and security guarantees died on the weekend so we need tangible things to force our former allies - now those we have deals with - to ensure they behave.

    The correct thing to do would be our foreign office to issue an official travel warning for the US. (Which would have some impact on tourism to the US)

    Let’s keep the big things for later, we WILL need them.