Detentions of Europeans by U.S. Agents Deter Visits, Cut Tourism Revenue

Since President Donald Trump took office, there have been numerous high-profile incidents of tourists being stopped at U.S. border crossings and held in immigration detention facilities for weeks before being allowed to fly home at their own expense, Sarah Naffa reported for the Associated Press (AP).

These reported detentions are fueling anxiety as the Trump administration prepares to implement a travel ban affecting certain countries.

U.S. authorities did not respond to a request from the AP for data on how many tourists have been detained or why they were not simply denied entry. These incidents are fueling anxiety as the Trump administration prepares to implement a travel ban affecting certain countries.

Citing the “evolving” federal travel policies, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) issued a notice this week advising its foreign-born students and staff to carefully consider the risks of non-essential travel during spring break.

The university warned that “re-entry requirements may change while you are away, impacting your return.”

In a related development, a federal judge criticized the Trump administration’s latest response on deportation flights as “woefully insufficient.”