The United States are now more or less on the same risk level as China. While it’s likely that your visit is going to be uneventful, there is a chance that you may be disappeared without any form of recourse.
Been to China a good few times for work. As a traveller as long as you’re set on the visa front at the border they’re very chill. Way more than the US.
US: What do you work in? Cyber security. Right this way sir. SSS stamped on my ticket. Bullshit long queue for SSS people. Deep search of everything and lots of questions (US immigration is this side in my country).
Actual experience.
China: Checks visa. Makes sure my face matches passport. Stamp. Nod.
Also actual experience.
The last time I visited China was ca. 2005/6 and pretty much matches what you describe.
The last time I was in the United States was in 2015. While I work in banking (specifically IT for banking) it was fairly chill at the time. I changed jobs though in early 2016 and haven’t been required to leave the EU for work related travel since, which is incredibly reassuring.
Yeah if you’ve ever written something remotely US critical on Reddit you can be sure that they now about it. I wouldn’t want to try my luck. It’ll be interesting to look at the numbers towards the end of 2025.
Exactly. The risk is too high for me to personally want to take that chance. It seems like many others also come to the same conclusion in their risk assessment. Nonetheless there are still thousands of people visiting the United States (and China, for that matter) every day. The majority of them aren’t randomly arrested on some trumped up charge.
You would have to pay me a lot to get me to travel to the US
I don’t think any amount of money is worth the risk of being disappeared into a Salvadorian prison or ICE black site.
As an arabo-hispanic looking, I’m not going back anytime soon.
Have already visited 8 times, but I’d rather visit Afghanistan before I go back to the USA.
Give me 150% money back if I, or any of my family, are refused entry and I’ll think about it. Not before that.
