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Re:French scientist denied entry into the U.S., French gover... by buyucu on Thursday March 20, 2025 @02:15PM (#43426874)
I had a business trip to the US planned, but decided to do it via video instead. I'm not taking the chance.
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Re:French scientist denied entry into the U.S., French gover... by jll29 on Thursday March 20, 2025 @02:55PM (#43427431)
Very smart.

The problem is not that they have unreasonable rules, but that the implementation is very erratic/volatile/arbitrary right now. Trump orders + a layer of a mix of both Trump fanboys and Trump haters makes it hit or miss whether or not you will have problems or not.

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Re:French scientist denied entry into the U.S., French gover... by buyucu on Thursday March 20, 2025 @03:58PM (#43428151)
you're just one grumpy border agent away from being treated in an inhuman way. I don't want that risk in my life.
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