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German Teens Try to Visit Hawaii, End Up Deported

  • Two German teens, Charlotte Pohl and Maria Lepere, were denied entry to the U.S. after being detained by Customs and Border Protection in Hawaii.
  • The women claimed that their statements were manipulated by CBP to suggest they intended to work illegally in the U.S.
  • Pohl and Lepere expressed feeling powerless and uncomfortable during their detention, which included being held in a cell with serious criminals.
  • Despite this experience, they plan to continue their travels, with upcoming trips to Mexico and Costa Rica.
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It should have been a pleasant trip, that of two very young German girls who left Rostock and decided to spend three weeks in the United States visiting Hawaii and California. But something went wrong when they arrived at the Honolulu airport, where the tourists were arrested, stripped, searched and sent home after 24 hours. This is what happened to Charlotte Pohl, 18, and her friend Marie Lepère, 19: the girls, returning from a trip to Thailand…

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Publico broke the news in Portugal on Sunday, April 20, 2025.
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