Two German teenagers, Charlotte Pohl, 19, and Maria Lepere, 18, were strip-searched and detained overnight by US border guards upon arriving in Hawaii. ‘Something has gone badly wrong’: Judges ...

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 ...

Maria Lepere, 18, and Charlotte Pohl, 19, arrived in Hawaii on March 18 with short-term travel permits ahead of a weeks-long US trip but were detained by Customs and Border Protection (CBP ...

Charlotte Pohl, 19 ... that we hadn't fully booked our accommodations for the entire five weeks in Hawaii,” Pohl said. “We wanted to travel spontaneously. Just like we had done in Thailand ...

Their journey took an unexpected turn when they arrived in Hawaii without pre-booked accommodations ... U.S. immigration laws for these visas." Charlotte Pohl told Ostsee Zeitung: "We wanted ...

Backpackers Charlotte Pohl, 19, and Maria Lepere, 18, arrived in Honolulu from Auckland while undergoing a round-the-world trip. The duo planned to spend five weeks in Hawaii before moving onto ...

German travellers Charlotte Pohl, 19, and Maria Lepere, 18, had to face handcuffs, jail time, and deportation duirng their dream Hawaii trip. Two young German travelers expecting to have the time ...

Two German teenagers were allegedly strip searched and deported over a badly-planned trip to Hawaii. Charlotte Pohl, 19, and Maria Lepère, 18, arrived in Honolulu with plans to explore the island ...