Fabian Schmidt was arrested and interrogated at the Boston airport, according to his mother and partner. They say they don't know why he is being held in an ICE facility.

Summary

U.S. immigration authorities detained Fabian Schmidt, a 34-year-old German national and legal U.S. resident, at Boston Logan Airport on March 7.

He was interrogated, hospitalized, and later transferred to an ICE detention facility in Rhode Island. His family, unaware of any legal issues, has hired a lawyer.

Schmidt had recently traveled to Germany and was returning home to New Hampshire. His case raises concerns amid Trump’s stricter immigration policies.

The German embassy is monitoring the situation but has not disclosed details. ICE has not commented.

    • RozhkiNozhki@lemmy.world
      37·
      1 day ago

      That’s what it is, yes. They’re not even close to the proposed numbers so they detain and deport whoever they can, and then “investigate” their mistakes.

        • RozhkiNozhki@lemmy.world
          4·
          21 hours ago

          As the other comment says it’s because everything is so disorganized. In most cases ICE cannot even get a legit warrant and people are aware of it and of their rights, thanks to public outreach that spreads awareness. ICE is bad at their job but Homan needs to show numbers, any numbers at all.

        • DrFistington@lemmy.world
          5·
          23 hours ago

          Not really, it’s just that Trump is a fucking idiot. He came in and started slashing government jobs, created chaos, and then just thought ice would somehow get better at a job, that was being done more efficiently than when he was president the first time.

          Biden was already doing a better job than Trump ever did. Trump was never going to do better. It was just another lie.