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   Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 03-Mar-2025 07:18:50 JST Adrianna Tan

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   • Matt Blaze

   @mattblaze not defending any of this: any foreigner seeking to enter knows that anything that is work adjacent is very iffy. There are also Canadians who are denied entry in the north if they have spouses in the U.S. but have not applied for the right visa type. The presence of tattoo gear and likely social media posts (many artists post info about this on Instagram to book out sessions), probably also play a part. They rarely refuse entry they do a whole deportation and this has happened to people I know too, in the past, in all administrations not just this one. She should not have been treated like this. I am simply not surprised.

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     Matt Blaze (mattblaze@federate.social)'s status on Monday, 03-Mar-2025 07:18:52 JST Matt Blaze

     I boosted this story already, but a couple comments.

     - It seems to have happened on January 25th, which was only five days after the new administration came in. This makes it hard to say whether this indicates a formal change in policy, an informal "taking off of the gloves", or a one-off mishap.

     - A big question is why, if the agent was suspicious, this person was taken into custody and not simply refused entry.

     - Borders are scary liminal spaces, legally speaking.

     https://www.kpbs.org/news/border-immigration/2025/02/28/german-tourist-held-indefinitely-in-san-diego-area-immigrant-detention-facility