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US officials forced to share bald JD Vance meme by denying tourist’s claim he was denied entry over photo (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 1 week ago by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Customs and Border Protection has confirmed that, no, agents did not stop a Norwegian traveler who showed them a meme of a bald Vice President JD Vance.

“Fact Check: FALSE,” the CBP wrote on X. “Mads Mikkelsen was not denied entry for any memes or political reasons, it was for his admitted drug use.”

And no, the agency is not referring to Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen, but rather the similarly named 21-year-old who was denied entry at Newark Liberty International Airport on June 11.

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[–] Focal@pawb.social 226 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

A Norwegian newspaper got to see his letter of denial and it didn't list drug use at all. Rather they said he tried to enter the country to get a job illegally.

At this point, CBP's story keeps changing, and I don't trust anything they say.

https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/OoKoRA/mads-mikkelsen-21-ble-nektet-innreise-til-usa

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah. Trying to get a job without legal paperwork.

What fucking clowns these people are.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 33 points 1 week ago

YouTube prank video: Getting a job illegally in America for insurance to see how quickly I die from denied medical claims

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"CBP"?

[–] RichardDegenne@lemmy.zip 31 points 1 week ago

Customs and Border Protection

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

customs and border protection

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 14 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I see... well, ACAB includes border cops, doesn't it?

[–] match@pawb.social 19 points 1 week ago

possibly more than anyone else

[–] match@pawb.social 9 points 1 week ago

la migra, la policia, la misma porqueria

[–] moody 4 points 1 week ago

Always has

[–] FuckFascism@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Customs and border pigs

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago

you just have to trust the meme.