Spooked by U.S. immigration, Europeans rethink U.S. travel plans

Detentions of tourists at U.S. borders are making some Europeans think twice before visiting the U.S.

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Why European countries are revising US travel guidance

Germany, the UK, Denmark, and Finland have updated their travel advisories for the US due to the Trump administration's immigration enforcement crackdown, with warnings for transgender and ...
The Hill - 4d
UK issues travel warning for US

The United Kingdom updated its advice for travel to the United States on Thursday, warning of harsh consequences for British passport holders who violate U.S. immigration laws. The notice comes ...
The Hill - 5d
FirstFT: Closure of London’s Heathrow airport leads to travel chaos

Also in today’s newsletter, European plan to replace US in Nato, and companies backtrack on climate goals in bosses’ pay
Financial Times - 4d
Denmark warns transgender travelers to US

Denmark is advising its transgender and nonbinary citizens to proceed with caution when traveling to the U.S., according to a new advisory. An update made Thursday to the Danish foreign ministry’s ...
The Hill - 4d
US allies in Asia must also rethink their defence

Trump’s foreign policy shake-up has profound implications for Japan and South Korea
Financial Times - Mar. 16
The case for local control: Rethinking the US Department of Education

Parents have been demanding more control over their children's education, leading to a surge in school choice programs, homeschooling, and curriculum transparency laws, while the federal government ...
The Hill - 4d
US officials expected to release Prince Harry immigration records

A US judge ordered the prince's immigration record to be made public after a think tank alleged he lied about past drug use.
BBC News - Mar. 17
Noem says DHS is polygraphing staffers suspected of leaking immigration raid plans

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says polygraph tests are being used to find staffers in the department who may be leaking information about impending immigration raids. CBS News chief White ...
CBS News - Mar. 10
French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found

France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched. A French scientist was denied entry to the US this month after immigration ...
The Guardian - 5d
US embassies warn European visa-seekers: 'You are a guest'

U.S. embassies in Europe have recently given stark warnings to visa-seekers amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration. “When you apply to enter the United States and you get a visa, ...
The Hill - 3h
Venezuelan immigrants deported from US to Venezuela via Honduras

In apparent deal between three countries, Venezuelan official said country would resume accepting US deportees. A group of Venezuelan immigrants have been deported from the US to Honduras and ...
The Guardian - 1d
Democrats push back on plans to use military installations as migrant detention centers

Democratic lawmakers are pushing back against Trump administration plans to detain thousands of immigrants living in the country illegally at U.S. military sites. In a letter signed by nine ...
The Hill - Mar. 18
Denmark advises transgender people to contact US Embassy before traveling to US

The Danish foreign ministry has changed its U.S. travel advisory for transgender people
ABC News - 2d
European stocks steady after US markets plunge

The global sell-off eases in Europe after US shares are hit by President Trump saying the economy is in "transition".
BBC News - Mar. 11
What is the Alien Enemies Act that Trump plans on using to deport migrants to Guantanamo Bay?

Multiple U.S. officials familiar with President Trump's immigration plans say he will invoke a 227-year-old wartime law to authorize the deportation of some migrants as soon as Friday. This would ...
CBS News - Mar. 13
European military powers work on 5-10 year plan to replace US in Nato

UK, France, Germany and Nordics among countries engaged in informal discussions over a managed transfer
Financial Times - 5d
US arrests more immigrants in February 2025 than any month in last seven years

Guardian data analysis shows administration transformed immigration enforcement in only a few weeks. US immigration enforcement officials arrested more people in the first 22 days of February 2025 ...
The Guardian - Mar. 13
Big Tech under pressure to act on data centres’ thirst for water

Calls for a rethink on taking a scarce resource to cool overheated facilities are growing in the US
Financial Times - 4d
Germany updates US travel advice after three citizens are detained

Germany has updated its travel advisory for the United States to emphasize that a visa or waiver allowing entry does not guarantee Germans to enter the U.S. after several of its citizens were ...
The Hill - 5d
Trump’s Tariffs Have Sown Uncertainty. That Might Be the Point.

President Trump’s economic advisers have used a hodgepodge of messages to justify starting trade wars that are spooking markets.
The New York Times - 5d
European universities offer ‘scientific asylum’ to US researchers fleeing Trump’s cuts

Academics from US hoping to escape funding freezes and ideological impositions are being actively recruited. Laced with terms such as “censorship” and “political interference”, the Belgium-based ...
The Guardian - 16h
US judge rules Prince Harry immigration records be made public

Five years after moving to the United States, Prince Harry’s private immigration records could be made public after a judge ordered them to be released amid allegations he may have lied on his visa ...
NBC News - Mar. 18
Ice agents detain woman known for immigration advocacy in Colorado

Jeanette Vizguerra entered US unlawfully 20 years ago and gained attention for sheltering in church in 2017. US politics live – latest updates US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) ...
The Guardian - 6d
Don’t call European stocks ‘exceptional’

Region’s new growth story comes as US stumbles
Financial Times - 5d
Denmark and Finland urge caution for US-bound transgender people

Travel advice updated amid reports of ordeals at US border after Trump said country would only recognise two genders. Denmark and Finland have updated their US travel advice for transgender people, ...
The Guardian - 4d
German man with green card ‘violently interrogated’ by US border officials

Berlin checking if US immigration policy has changed after Fabian Schmidt becomes third German to be detained. Berlin is investigating whether US immigration policy has changed, after a German ...
The Guardian - Mar. 18
France has a nuclear umbrella. Could its European allies fit under it?

President Macron has aired the idea that France's deterrence force could be used to defend of other European countries.
BBC News - Mar. 6
Trump officials to take ‘private visit’ to US space base in Greenland

National security adviser and second lady will travel to Arctic island coveted by US president
Financial Times - 2d
Welsh tourist held in US was chained like Hannibal Lecter, says family

Becky Burke's parents say her legs, waist and hands were secured by US immigration officers.
BBC News - 5d
Madrid plans to limit computer and tablet use in primary schools to two hours a week

Teachers will be banned from setting homework involving screens in effort to tackle ‘risks’ of intensive use of IT at young age. The regional government of Madrid has unveiled plans to limit the ...
The Guardian - 5d
Katya Adler: Disdain for Europe in US chat horrifies EU

As top US officials describe Europe as "freeloaders", European leaders and policy-makers are said to be "sick to the stomach".
BBC News - 2h
Kremlin confirms Trump-Putin call on Tuesday as European leaders question Russia’s intentions – Europe live

Russian leader and US president to speak by phone and discuss Ukraine ceasefire plan. Polish prime minister Donald Tusk has commented on the Lithuanian prosecutor general’s report on ...
The Guardian - Mar. 17
How could Putin respond to US-Ukraine ceasefire plan?

The Kremlin is weighing its options following the US-Ukraine proposal for a 30-day ceasefire.
BBC News - Mar. 12
What to know about Signal, app used by Trump officials for war plans

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other Trump officials allegedly used Signal for a group chat to discuss a highly sensitive operation.
CBS News - 1h
Musk uses immigration and claims of voter fraud to sell Social Security Administration cuts

Elon Musk has falsely claimed that undocumented immigrants are siphoning away billions of dollars worth of entitlements as part of a Democratic scheme for votes.
NBC News - 6d
Newly released Prince Harry immigration documents are heavily redacted and don't address drug use

Heavily redacted court documents offered few glimpses into Prince Harry's entrance to the U.S. and did not address drug use, as hoped by the Heritage Foundation.
NBC News - 6d
DHS using polygraph tests to find leakers: Reports

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is using polygraph tests to figure out who could be leaking information to news outlets, with some agency officials contending the disclosed information ...
The Hill - Mar. 9
'Do you have communist links?' US sends 36 questions to UN aid groups

UN groups fear the move is a sign the US is planning to abandon humanitarian work.
BBC News - Mar. 15
Trump administration deports immigrants despite judge blocking use of Alien Enemies Act

The White House is disregarding a federal judge's ruling on immigration, claiming the court has no authority. The ruling was meant to block the Trump administration from invoking the Alien Enemies ...
CBS News - Mar. 17