Marco Rubio says openly what has long been decided in Washington: The United States wants to filter more strictly. Visas should not only be able to be denied before entry, but also afterward - as soon as authorities claim that someone endangers American interests. And as if that were not clear enough, Rubio states that no one has a right to a visa. Anyone who wants to come must prove why they deserve it. Period.
We have the right to deny visas before entry and revoke them after entry if the presence of a person endangers our national security or our interests. That is exactly what we intend to do!
The government wants to put this line into practice. Trump is using the attack in Washington to push through everything he has always wanted to push through. It is not about security, it is about a climate in which distrust becomes the norm and exclusion becomes the method. That is precisely why controls will be drastically tightened starting next week. Anyone who has to travel to the United States should be prepared and expect longer waiting times. Officials now routinely check mobile phones. Not secretly, but openly. Photos, chats, social media apps, political posts - everything can become a problem if it does not fit the image the government wants to see. We can only advise using a prepaid phone that contains only what is necessary. Everything else should be left at home.
Trump sells this as a protective measure. In reality he is using the fear after the attack to tighten a policy whose goal was never security, but exclusion. People are not seen as visitors, but as a risk. Origin, language, name - they become criteria that can decide whether someone is allowed to board a plane or not.
Anyone flying soon should have the phone number of their embassy ready. And anyone who is unsure is welcome to write to us. The United States is in the process of building a border that begins in the mind and ends at the airport. And anyone who wants to cross it must be better prepared than ever before.
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Dann kann ich eine Reise nach New York wohl vergessen.Ich habe inzwischen zuviel Sorge am Flughafen abgegriffen zu werden, weil ich im Internet ja schon einiges geschrieben habe. Meine Großmutter hat in New York gelebt und ist dort gestorben.Vielleicht habe ich zu viel Angst, aber diese Unsicherheit ist einfach da.😞
New York geht noch im Vergleich zu anderen, oder über Newark einreisen
Hi Nicola, bin vor ca 4 Wochen aus Deutschland eingereist und hatte nicht das geringste Problem. Auswärtiges Amt müsste hier doch für Infos gute Quelle sein.
Ah, bin über JFK eingereist!
..wir informieren oftmals selber, da wir die kritischen flughäfen kennen
Dann wird die Preiserhöhung für Touris, die die Nationalparks besuchen wollen, wahrscheinlich nicht viel bringen.
…darauf könnte es hinauslaufen …