
In a now-viral video, a Chilean woman is forcefully separated from her 12-year-old child and taken away by immigration officers as New York City locals and tourists watch in horror and disbelief. The kicker? She was visiting the US as a tourist and had not committed a crime. Footage of the incident has raised concerns about tourist safety amid President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. The mother's horrific experience is not a unique situation, with an increasing number of tourists facing similar hardships due to bureaucratic mishaps, overpolicing and cut-throat anti-immigration measures.