...a customs agent first questioned him about a sausage in his luggage. A plainclothes ICE agent approached and promised to “fix the issue quickly” before bringing him to an interrogation room. [2]
...Mikkelsen did not say if he provoked immigration officials in some way. However, he did note that he was exhausted having just deplaned a long flight across the Atlantic Ocean. “I had travelled for twelve hours, slept poorly, and was physically and mentally completely exhausted even before they started the questioning,” [1]
...Mikkelsen claims that immigration officials... quizzed him “about drug trafficking, terrorist plots, and right-wing extremism” [1]
...Mikkelsen claims that officials threatened ...if he did not grant them access to his phone [1]
...they [Customs]...signaled disapproval to a photo of him with a homemade wooden pipe. [1]
finally...
...agents found a meme on his device that showed the vice president’s face—digitally altered to make him chubbier, bald, and cartoonish
Mikkelsen says officials questioned him about drug trafficking, terrorism, and right-wing extremism without cause.
Upon accessing his phone, they discovered a meme of digitally altered JD Vance, made to appear chubby and bald, a popular image following Ukrainian President Zelensky’s contentious visit to the Oval Office in February. They also disapproved of a photo showing Mikkelsen with a homemade wooden pipe.
He described the experience as feeling like a terrorist suspect, which left him mentally and physically drained.
Mikkelsen was asked to provide detailed information about everyone he planned to meet in the US, including names, addresses, phone numbers, and occupations.
Conflicting info in the various articles as to whether they even reacted to the photo at all, seems more like they had issues with the smoking pipe.
Details vary on what was said between them as well so not sure if thats just the different outlets adding their own BS to it or if the person is just bullshitting and forgetting their made-up details between comments to different outlets.
It was found when they were looking through his phone for evidence of drug-related offenses. Which was prompted because they were looking through his luggage and found meat. Not sure how point 2 led into point 1, but that was the general flow.
The meme was found long after they decided "nah, send him back". But because it was found prior to enacting such a judgement, news gets to word it this way.
I solve this problem by not traveling to the US. I have no desire for my phone to be searched by thug three-letter agencies any more than it already is.
It feels weird to paste a reddit comment here, but it looks like he died with covid, not of it.
"The specific details vary slightly in their inclusion per article, but the story and timeline remains consistent across all articles:
[1] https://www.thedailybeast.com/tourist-mads-mikkelsen-claims-he-was-denied-entry-to-us-because-of-vance-meme-on-phone/
[2] https://www.dailydot.com/culture/norwegian-tourist-barred-from-united-states-jd-vance-meme/
finally...
His name is Mads Mikkelsen? Might as well be "John Doe."
First obvious question "Do you have a criminal history, Mads?"
Ah, yes, he was totally denied entry based on the meme, and not because he was attempting to enter illegally.
Sounds fake or he was trying to enter illegally.
Some more details in this article
https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/who-is-mads-mikkelsen-norwegian-tourist-claims-he-was-denied-entry-to-us-over-jd-vance-meme-article-152146708
Conflicting info in the various articles as to whether they even reacted to the photo at all, seems more like they had issues with the smoking pipe.
Details vary on what was said between them as well so not sure if thats just the different outlets adding their own BS to it or if the person is just bullshitting and forgetting their made-up details between comments to different outlets.
That meme is retarded as fuck and he should certainly be deported for it.
Ok sure, but was he denied entry because they found the meme on his phone or was there a more legitimate reason why they turned him away?
It was found when they were looking through his phone for evidence of drug-related offenses. Which was prompted because they were looking through his luggage and found meat. Not sure how point 2 led into point 1, but that was the general flow.
The meme was found long after they decided "nah, send him back". But because it was found prior to enacting such a judgement, news gets to word it this way.
Yeah, that's more or less what I suspected.
I solve this problem by not traveling to the US. I have no desire for my phone to be searched by thug three-letter agencies any more than it already is.
Why can't more foreigners be considerate like you Tony?
Give me the contact information for any of them and I'll happily help you persuade them.
Nah, they should just monitor your online traffic and send police to your house over tweets.
That's soooooooo much better.
You solve this problem.. by not having this problem. Thanks, Yogi.
Or you could just use a clean phone. Or leave yours behind entirely. Or ship it to yourself at a UPS store.
x to doubt
EDIT: AF once again proves they suck chodes. https://kotakuinaction2.win/p/19BZbesBAk/x/c/4eU2rgqnyAU?d=50
Zero reason to believe the details as reported and all the reasons not to believe it.
No. I don't think I will.
Fake news, he admitted to drug use which was the real reason.
Spoiler: he was denied entry for drug reasons, but the meme made a better headline and some funny eye candy to boot.
Tommy Robinson served 10 months in solitary confinement for not cleaning his phone while he went through customs/to the police.
There are many countries where you have no freedom of speech protections any more.