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Jetzt haben sie einen von den UK Subs (sehr alte berühmte Punkband) in LAX festgenommen. So nicht!
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After an 11-hour flight, my partner Roz and I arrived at the immigration booth. Roz was waved through without issue, but I was told that something had flagged up, necessitating further questioning. There were two reasons given: first, they claimed I did not have the correct visa for entry; second, there was another unspecified issue that they refused to disclose. I can't help but wonder whether my frequent, and less than flattering, public comments regarding their president and his administration played a role—or perhaps I'm simply succumbing to paranoia.
What followed was far from pleasant. Two police officers escorted me to another section of LAX, where I found Stefan and Marc already detained in a cold holding pen, along with a group of Colombian, Chinese, and Mexican detainees. My luggage, phone, and passport were confiscated. Hours later, at 4am (having landed at 7pm), I was called for a second interview. The officer conducting it was surprisingly sympathetic—Officer Jones, who, to her credit, even ventured out into the airport to find Roz, updating her on my situation and the enforced return flight I was to take. I'm truly indebted to her for that small act of decency.
Roz, fortunately, managed to change her flight to the same one I was placed on—though not before enduring 25 hours in the airport, waiting for me to emerge from detention. By the time we were escorted onto the flight at 8pm the next day, I had gone without sleep for well over a day, surviving only on a pot noodle and a couple of cups of tea. If that wasn't enough, United Airlines policy dictated that I was not allowed a single alcoholic drink on the flight, given the circumstances of my deportation. Meanwhile, Stefan and Marc, who had been put on a British Airways flight, were able to make the most of the complimentary booze to help them cope with the ordeal.
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