French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found

[Anonymous]

France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-musk-french-scientist-detained

And
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/03/20/french-scientist-us-entry-denied-texts-critical-trump/

[Anonymous]

Ah, CBP, making America proud.

This is pitiful. Anyone who works with CBP knows this could happen if you encourage them - Trump doesn't know what he's done and doesn't care. It's all a silly game to him that he's already won.

Elon Musk, on the other hand, is burning his companies to the ground. Oh well.

[Anonymous]

France has a high population of Islamic activists I bet it was related to terrorism. There are no details in this article about the person or background so this article is quite useless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:France has a high population of Islamic activists I bet it was related to terrorism. There are no details in this article about the person or background so this article is quite useless.

Way to miss the point.

[Anonymous]

Germany has also put out a travel warning about the United States. I think two (maybe more) of its citizens were held in detention for a couple of weeks.

These stories are multiplying and we can kiss our tourism and business interests goodbye.

[Anonymous]

shameful

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Germany has also put out a travel warning about the United States. I think two (maybe more) of its citizens were held in detention for a couple of weeks.

These stories are multiplying and we can kiss our tourism and business interests goodbye.

I read a newspaper article about two of them. Absolutely horrifying.

Gift link:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/world/europe/german-tourists-detained-deported.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5U4.l_eS.uGQb2_qxbr3W&smid=url-share

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Germany has also put out a travel warning about the United States. I think two (maybe more) of its citizens were held in detention for a couple of weeks.

These stories are multiplying and we can kiss our tourism and business interests goodbye.

I read a newspaper article about two of them. Absolutely horrifying.

Gift link:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/world/europe/german-tourists-detained-deported.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5U4.l_eS.uGQb2_qxbr3W&smid=url-share

“Chained, detained for weeks and eventually deported, two German tourists trying to enter the United States were recently tangled in a system responding to President Trump’s push to sharply restrict entry and deport people en masse.”

Thanks for the gift link. I posted earlier about avoiding travel to US as a Canadian on another thread. This is what I was afraid of.
These stories, while horrific, need to be told.

[Anonymous]

So how long will it be before US citizens are given the same fate for a similar criticism of the administration?

Slippery slope, people.

[Anonymous]

I keep thinking I can't be more shocked, but this is just so chilling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:France has a high population of Islamic activists I bet it was related to terrorism. There are no details in this article about the person or background so this article is quite useless.

Found the apologist! Quick question - how would you feel if you were going to Paris on vacation, and their version of border patrol saw this thread and locked you in a dungeon for a few years on suspicion of terrorism?

[Anonymous]

Foreign leaders are giving Trump rope. They are egging him on , knowing his weakness. They will continue to taunt him.

[Anonymous]

They will soon start to demand visas of Americans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Germany has also put out a travel warning about the United States. I think two (maybe more) of its citizens were held in detention for a couple of weeks.

These stories are multiplying and we can kiss our tourism and business interests goodbye.

I find this all abhorrent, but I am looking forward to dirt cheap rates on hotels and tickets as the international tourism market crashes and the recession hits home. It’ll be a great time to scoop up deals, assuming I still have a job and disposable income.

[Anonymous]

This is nonsense. They have screening systems and something flagged him.