Germany 'monitoring' US detentions of its citizens – DW – 03/17/2025
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German officials are trying to determine whether three cases in which citizens were detained while trying to enter the United States signal a change in US policy.

Summary

Germany is monitoring U.S. detentions of its citizens after three Germans were recently held by immigration authorities.

Two tourists were detained at the Mexico-U.S. border and later deported, while a Green Card holder, Fabian Schmidt, remains in custody in Rhode Island.

The German Foreign Ministry is assessing whether these cases reflect a broader policy shift under President Trump, whose administration has intensified immigration crackdowns.

Germany may adjust its travel advice based on further developments. U.S. officials have not clarified why Schmidt was detained.

  • ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.worldEnglish
    64·
    4 days ago

    See, the mistake these German visitors are making is that they aren’t Nazi-era rocket engineers. If they just fit into that category they’d be welcomed with open arms.

    • arakhis_@feddit.orgEnglish
      8·
      3 days ago

      I an equally intolerant towards what’s happening as European. (also im veeeery progressive)

      But isn’t calling them fascists more adequate? Since n%*zis were distinct to an ideology vs jews for example.

      I see that mr bust did the salute, but I’ve also seen an article about a neo fascism group called dark enlightenment. That should be the group we’re talking about here.

      Curious how you guys see it

      • BakerBagel@midwest.socialEnglish
        8·
        3 days ago

        They are every bit as anti-Semitic as Hitler was, they just want to use the Jews to being on the end times.

        • arakhis_@feddit.orgEnglish
          3·
          3 days ago

          isnt trump administration funding israel and are approving of the current government?

          • Enkrod@feddit.orgEnglish
            5·
            3 days ago

            The connection between Israel and the entirety of jewish people is zionist at best and antisemitic itself at worst.

            Not all jewish people have a connection, let alone are in favour of Israel, nor has Israel any right to speak for all jewish people. Add to that, that the current far-right israeli government is not supported by or representative of all israeli citizens and maybe you can see why not all criticism of Israel or its current government is antisemitic, although a lot of antisemitism likes to hide behind criticism of Israel and the current israeli government.

            In the same way it’s absolutely possible to be antisemitic and still support the current israeli government as well as funding Israel.

            If the current US government are Nazis or if the more broad term of Fascists should apply is debateable however, imho fascist is the more accurate term, if only because it has broader application for the very broad coalition of far-right authoritarians in the US.

          • BakerBagel@midwest.socialEnglish
            9·
            3 days ago

            Hitler also supported the creation of a Jewish colony to remove them all from Europe. That’s why the Holocaust was the “Final Solution”, because Hitler tried to solve “the Jewish Question” various ways throughout the 30’s.

            • arakhis_@feddit.orgEnglish
              5·
              3 days ago

              Oke I feel uncomfortable on this matter.

              Thanks for your input, I will look into it when I’m more robust. But Ill keep your inputs in mind