U.K., Germany update travel advice for U.S

The British and German governments have updated their advice for travellers seeking to enter the U.S. with fresh warnings about the risk of arrest or detention.

The updates come after recent reports of British and German nationals being detained at the border amid an immigration crackdown by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration.

The U.K. travel advice page on the British foreign office’s website currently warns travellers to “comply with all entry, visa and other conditions of entry.”

“The authorities in the U.S. set and enforce entry rules strictly. You may be liable to arrest or detention if you break the rules,” it continues.

Archived versions of the same website showed that at the beginning of February, the guidance only stated: “The authorities in the U.S. set and enforce entry rules.”

On Wednesday, Germany updated its U.S. travel advisory to emphasize that a visa or entry waiver does not guarantee entry after several Germans were detained at the border recently.

Germany’s foreign ministry confirmed on Monday that it was aware of at least three cases of Germans being unable to enter the U.S., saying their “journey was blocked by deportation detention.”

“The final decision on whether a person can enter the U.S. lies with the U.S. border authorities,” a foreign ministry spokesperson told Reuters on Wednesday.

However, the spokesperson emphasized that the change did not constitute a travel warning.