Boing Boing

Boing Boing

Share this post

Boing Boing
Boing Boing
Two German teen girls discover America's new tourist attraction: detention centers
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

Two German teen girls discover America's new tourist attraction: detention centers

Remember when "Aloha" meant "hello" instead of "up against wall"?

Ellsworth Toohey
Apr 21, 2025
∙ Paid
6

Share this post

Boing Boing
Boing Boing
Two German teen girls discover America's new tourist attraction: detention centers
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
1
Share

handcuffs used in photo collage: handcuffs used in photo collage/shutterstock.com

As reported in The Independent, two German teenagers got a crash course in American hospitality when border agents decided their spontaneous vacation planning was clearly a sign of something sinister.

Charlotte Pohl and Maria Lepère, fresh-faced 18- and 19-year-olds from Ros…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Boing Boing to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
A guest post by
Ellsworth Toohey
Contributor to Boing Boing
Subscribe to Ellsworth
© 2025 Happy Mutants LLC
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More