The teens claimed CBP targeted them because they hadn’t booked hotels for their entire stay in Hawaii.

“They found it suspicious that we hadn’t fully booked our accommodations for the entire five weeks in Hawaii,” Pohl said. “We wanted to travel spontaneously. Just like we had done in Thailand and New Zealand.”

  • Jamablaya@lemmy.today
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    1 day ago

    No fucking shit she got attention. This is a classic “comes in and never leaves” scenario border patrols are well aware of.

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      14 hours ago

      That makes no sense. A person could just as easily say they are going to Disney, while secretly planning on never leaving.