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German electrical engineer with green card stripped and 'violently interrogated'

Berlin checking if US immigration policy has changed after Fabian Schmidt becomes third German to be detained

The case is the latest of a foreign-born national being detained and allegedly held in brutal conditions by US border agents, after Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration. Brösche – who was travelling with tattoo equipment – was detained for more than six weeks, including nine days in solitary confinement, her friends said – a claim the company that owns the detention centre denies. Burke had previously stayed with a host family in Portland, Oregon under a similar arrangement after spending time sightseeing in New York City, where she arrived from the UK at the start of the year.

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