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German Teens Say They Were Strip-Searched and Imprisoned After Landing in Hawaii for Graduation Trip: 'We Felt So Small'
Two German teens say they were strip-searched and detained in Honolulu during a backpacking trip around the world after ...
German teens traveling to US jailed and booted after loosely planned vacation deemed ‘suspicious’
Two German teenagers planning to explore the US on vacation were thrown in jail and then booted from the country after ...
Who Are Charlotte Pohl and Maria Lepere? German Tourists Deported from Hawaii After Immigration Suspicion
Two German teens were detained and deported from Hawaii after US officials suspected they intended to work illegally, despite ...
German teens who ‘intended to work’ were denied entry to US for traveling ‘under false pretenses’: Customs
Maria Lepere and Charlotte Pohl, 18 and 19, arrived in Hawaii on March 18 with short-term travel permits ahead of weeks-long ...
Teen Girls Arrested and Deported While Backpacking in Hawaii
Two teenage girls from Germany were detained, arrested, and deported at an airport in Hawaii after immigration officials said ...
German Tourists Deported From US for Not Booking Hotel
Maria Lepère and Charlotte Pohl, both recent high school graduates, arrived in Hawaii hoping for the perfect holiday.
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What we know about claims US border protection detained, deported 2 German tourists in Hawaii
In April 2025, claims (archived) circulated online that U.S. border authorities detained and deported two German tourists in Hawaii ... on this case." Pohl and Lepère told German media that ...
Two Teenage Germans Detained and Deported from Hawaii: A Travel Nightmare
In a shocking turn of events, two teenage girls from Germany, Charlotte Pohl and Maria Lepere, found themselves in the midst of a terrifying ordeal during their backpacking trip. Arriving in Honolulu, ...