German man with green card ‘violently interrogated’ by US border officials

Fabian Schmidt, 34, who has lived in the US since 2007, was allegedly ‘violently interrogated’ and put under pressure to give up his green card. Photograph: Astrid Senior/gofundme

Berlin is investigating whether US immigration policy has changed, after a German national who is a permanent US resident was detained and “violently interrogated” by US border officials.

Fabian Schmidt, 34, is being held at a detention centre in Rhode Island after attempting to return to his home in New Hampshire after a trip to Luxembourg.