The Guardian: ‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks
Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice
#tourism #fascism #ice #USpol
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