The advisory highlights a shift in Trump’s second term, with the White House pushing ahead with aggressive border policies. While primarily aimed at curbing undocumented immigration, some European citizens have been caught in the net.
One German traveler described being held in shackles before being deported from the U.S.-Mexico border, while another spent more than a week in a Boston detention center.
Berlin has stopped short of a formal travel warning, but the move signals growing tensions with Washington.