US EditionNorwegian Tourist Claims He Was Held at US Airport over Morphed JD Vance Photo; Officials Cite THIS Reason
NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES, JUN 27 – Mads Mikkelsen was denied entry for admitting drug use and suspected unauthorized work, despite claims that a meme of Vice-President JD Vance influenced the decision, officials said
- In June 2025, 21-year-old Mads Mikkelsen from Norway was stopped and held by U.S. border officials at Newark Airport and ultimately denied entry into the United States.
- US authorities denied entry based on Mikkelsen's admitted past drug use, not due to a meme they found on his phone, contradicting his claims about the meme.
- Officers extensively questioned Mikkelsen about drug smuggling, terrorism, and extremism, confiscated his belongings, threatened a $5,000 fine for noncompliance, and detained him for five hours in a secured room.
- Mikkelsen explained the wooden pipe photo found was a personal tobacco pipe made in trade school, which officers alleged to be narcotic paraphernalia despite no drugs being found on him.
- Mikkelsen returned to Norway without pursuing legal action, expressing concern about the treatment he received and its implications for other travelers under current US policies.
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