A friend of mine traveled to America on Monday for work. He told me the TSA people in Dublin Airport are really going out of their way to find issues, asking 21 questions about your life etc and trying to find fault…it all just seems really sinister in comparison to what it was like before Christmas when he’d travel back and forth with no issues. I’d implore anyone thinking of a trip to America to consider Canada instead at this point. Europeans are getting [locked up in the U.S](https://apnews.com/article/border-tourists-german-canadian-detention-immigration-408cd27338e8065268fabc835f8b0c34) for weeks on end. This is happening, right now.
HerosPelagus on
Website is damn-near impossible to navigate, goddamned video flashing all over what’s relevant.
PricklyPierre on
Why would anyone travel to such a shithole on purpose?
BazingaQQ on
Well, everyone else is, so why not us?
A-Hind-D on
Warning – the American dream is shite, stay in Roscommon
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I’m interested to see what happens to my husband and I come April. I’m a us National, he’s Irish, when we travel each other we usually have no issue. I’m currently in the US due to my father’s sudden passing. I had zero problems at pre clearance but I assume it’s bc I’m a US passport holder. Any ‘mixed’ national couples travel lately?
psionnan on
Just boycott all travel to the USA, problem solved
TheOneAndOnlyATC on
The warning is to do with the gender on your passport versus your ESTA application, if you identify as anything other than male/female contact the US embassy.
Simples.
KillerKlown88 on
My partner works for a large American tech firm.
They usually have an annual company wide event and everyone gets brought over for it. Usually over 10k people in attendance.
They cancelled it this year because they don’t want to risk flying employees in from around the world.
Lena_Zelena on
As a trans person, I have been following stuff happening in USA and honestly I was expecting this. It is simply not safe to go there, especially if you are trans. Good to see official channels aknowledge that.
A lot of trans people from USA have been looking to leave. It has become a regular thing to have Americans ask questions about how to move here and what the situation for trans people is in Ireland.
Biuku on
My parents just crossed the border, returning from the warm parts of the US to Canada.
They said it was quite scary. Before they were permitted to leave the US part of customs/immigration, there were men in black balaclavas inspecting vehicles.
I’ve crossed that border maybe 100 times (also crossed into Ulster as a kid and remember the soldiers). The Canada-US border has never had exit inspections, to my knowledge. Driving north you worried about Canadian customs… driving south you worried a little about US immigration, although they were always friendlier than our own compatriots. But you never worried about US Customs when leaving the US. Now, something has changed.
RustBeltWriter on
Just an embarrassed American lurker commenting to say please don’t come here. There’s a real storm brewing and I would hate for any of you to be stuck here at the wrong time. The heat level seems to rise daily and I genuinely don’t know how the US will make it through four years of this.
I’m not even a tiny bit Irish, but have loved my time visiting your country, learning more about your history and culture and meeting/talking to people when there. I really hope I can visit again one day soon. That’s why I ask that you don’t come to the states.
The best you all can do is not spend your money here in the US or with American companies. The loss of money and material conditions worsening will change minds and help us.
Now I’ll go back to not commenting and just lurking on your sub. All the best to you.
BrandNewBotFarmer on
The article states it’s only for transgender people due to gender discrepancies on passports. Maybe read it before contributing to the hysteria.
I have advised all my Irish friends not to visit. It’s not worth it.
Dreenar18 on
Shocking how quickly, and far they’ve fallen. Hope people listen to the warning, people have been detained for weeks on end there.
Shenloanne on
Well I guess that’s the start of the USA becoming a rogue state.
DVaTheFabulous on
I simply won’t be going to the US for the next few years. Have had two lovely trips there in recent years and I’d just feel really unsafe going there. Canada looks much better.
Gunslingin_licho on
I travel for work each summer, no issues in the passed and I just travelled there for 2 weeks from the 4-18th and there was one question asked to me, maybe it’s because I travel there so much but they don’t bother me a bit, will update if they do in June
AMinMY on
I’m in the US and the folks are coming over in a few weeks. I’m also going home in August. In neither case, should there be any cause for concern but everything feels so shady now that I’m a lot more anxious about it.
DoireBeoir on
This is really going to help the world cup
likeAdrug on
Did anyone commenting actually read the article?
The warning is mainly for transgender and non binary people.
CurrentAwareness5093 on
If they were able to see any of our WhatsApp messages 😅 given how thin skinned they seem to be, half the population of Ireland would be screwed!
SirMike_MT on
It’s ok if you’re a r*pist thug like McGregor as they seem to like them over there!
MisfitAnthem on
American here, travel warn the fuck out of us, boys. We deserve it. Fucking clown show fiesta here.
PaymentSad896 on
People not coming to the US is actually really helpful in the long run because tourists use Airbnb the most and this would tank their sales. If you didn’t know airbnbs co founder is part of DODGE and Airbnb supports Donald trump, so by not coming it is a form of boycott, plus a lot of American Airlines will lose money because of it already Americans aren’t flying as much and boycotting, so staying away from the US is the best thing foreigners can do right to help stop trump if they want to
killrdave on
I work closely with some really cool American folk and have travelled back and forth to the US a lot throughout my adult life.
Always had affection for the place despite it’s issues and was happy to go. I’m going to be in a position now to turn these things down, the probability of anything bad happening at the border is low but any risk of arbitrary detention is unacceptable in my eyes.
EiRecords on
You’ll get in if you’re honest by the sounds of things. Science and biology prevails.
Jayhawkjay on
Don’t eat what these fear merchants are feeding you.
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About time I’d say
A friend of mine traveled to America on Monday for work. He told me the TSA people in Dublin Airport are really going out of their way to find issues, asking 21 questions about your life etc and trying to find fault…it all just seems really sinister in comparison to what it was like before Christmas when he’d travel back and forth with no issues. I’d implore anyone thinking of a trip to America to consider Canada instead at this point. Europeans are getting [locked up in the U.S](https://apnews.com/article/border-tourists-german-canadian-detention-immigration-408cd27338e8065268fabc835f8b0c34) for weeks on end. This is happening, right now.
Website is damn-near impossible to navigate, goddamned video flashing all over what’s relevant.
Why would anyone travel to such a shithole on purpose?
Well, everyone else is, so why not us?
Warning – the American dream is shite, stay in Roscommon
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I’m interested to see what happens to my husband and I come April. I’m a us National, he’s Irish, when we travel each other we usually have no issue. I’m currently in the US due to my father’s sudden passing. I had zero problems at pre clearance but I assume it’s bc I’m a US passport holder. Any ‘mixed’ national couples travel lately?
Just boycott all travel to the USA, problem solved
The warning is to do with the gender on your passport versus your ESTA application, if you identify as anything other than male/female contact the US embassy.
Simples.
My partner works for a large American tech firm.
They usually have an annual company wide event and everyone gets brought over for it. Usually over 10k people in attendance.
They cancelled it this year because they don’t want to risk flying employees in from around the world.
As a trans person, I have been following stuff happening in USA and honestly I was expecting this. It is simply not safe to go there, especially if you are trans. Good to see official channels aknowledge that.
A lot of trans people from USA have been looking to leave. It has become a regular thing to have Americans ask questions about how to move here and what the situation for trans people is in Ireland.
My parents just crossed the border, returning from the warm parts of the US to Canada.
They said it was quite scary. Before they were permitted to leave the US part of customs/immigration, there were men in black balaclavas inspecting vehicles.
I’ve crossed that border maybe 100 times (also crossed into Ulster as a kid and remember the soldiers). The Canada-US border has never had exit inspections, to my knowledge. Driving north you worried about Canadian customs… driving south you worried a little about US immigration, although they were always friendlier than our own compatriots. But you never worried about US Customs when leaving the US. Now, something has changed.
Just an embarrassed American lurker commenting to say please don’t come here. There’s a real storm brewing and I would hate for any of you to be stuck here at the wrong time. The heat level seems to rise daily and I genuinely don’t know how the US will make it through four years of this.
I’m not even a tiny bit Irish, but have loved my time visiting your country, learning more about your history and culture and meeting/talking to people when there. I really hope I can visit again one day soon. That’s why I ask that you don’t come to the states.
The best you all can do is not spend your money here in the US or with American companies. The loss of money and material conditions worsening will change minds and help us.
Now I’ll go back to not commenting and just lurking on your sub. All the best to you.
The article states it’s only for transgender people due to gender discrepancies on passports. Maybe read it before contributing to the hysteria.
[https://www.ireland.ie/en/dfa/overseas-travel/advice/united-states-of-america/](https://www.ireland.ie/en/dfa/overseas-travel/advice/united-states-of-america/)
It would be nice if the Irish government stopped using that particular social media channel.
Copying the brits again. I see.
Reddit propaganda machine at work
I have advised all my Irish friends not to visit. It’s not worth it.
Shocking how quickly, and far they’ve fallen. Hope people listen to the warning, people have been detained for weeks on end there.
Well I guess that’s the start of the USA becoming a rogue state.
I simply won’t be going to the US for the next few years. Have had two lovely trips there in recent years and I’d just feel really unsafe going there. Canada looks much better.
I travel for work each summer, no issues in the passed and I just travelled there for 2 weeks from the 4-18th and there was one question asked to me, maybe it’s because I travel there so much but they don’t bother me a bit, will update if they do in June
I’m in the US and the folks are coming over in a few weeks. I’m also going home in August. In neither case, should there be any cause for concern but everything feels so shady now that I’m a lot more anxious about it.
This is really going to help the world cup
Did anyone commenting actually read the article?
The warning is mainly for transgender and non binary people.
If they were able to see any of our WhatsApp messages 😅 given how thin skinned they seem to be, half the population of Ireland would be screwed!
It’s ok if you’re a r*pist thug like McGregor as they seem to like them over there!
American here, travel warn the fuck out of us, boys. We deserve it. Fucking clown show fiesta here.
People not coming to the US is actually really helpful in the long run because tourists use Airbnb the most and this would tank their sales. If you didn’t know airbnbs co founder is part of DODGE and Airbnb supports Donald trump, so by not coming it is a form of boycott, plus a lot of American Airlines will lose money because of it already Americans aren’t flying as much and boycotting, so staying away from the US is the best thing foreigners can do right to help stop trump if they want to
I work closely with some really cool American folk and have travelled back and forth to the US a lot throughout my adult life.
Always had affection for the place despite it’s issues and was happy to go. I’m going to be in a position now to turn these things down, the probability of anything bad happening at the border is low but any risk of arbitrary detention is unacceptable in my eyes.
You’ll get in if you’re honest by the sounds of things. Science and biology prevails.
Don’t eat what these fear merchants are feeding you.