Under the Trump regime, tourism to the United States is cratering, but who can blame foreigners for staying away? There are invasive searches of your devices at border control, the prospect of being whisked away to an ICE detention camp if a border guard is having a bad day, and the general suspicion and loathing emanating from the administration to anyone who doesn’t look like they walked out of Leave it to Beaver.
This extraordinarily unwelcoming atmosphere is exemplified by the NYPD’s treatment of Chilean tourist Javiera Montero. She flew to New York with plans to see the sights: enjoy Times Square, get the boat out to see the Statue of Liberty, maybe get some selfies at the top of the Empire State Building.
