It is how the Guardian have reported it.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...m-us-detention
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He was arrested at the border point at San Ysidro on 18 February. He had entered the US on a tourist visa and with his girlfriend, Lennon Tyler, had subsequently visited Mexico where they had taken her dog to the vet. According to Tyler, on their return to the US, Sielaff had incorrectly answered a question as to where he lived, due to his poor grasp of English. He had said Las Vegas, where he was staying with Tyler, his fiancee, when he should have said Germany, where he permanently resides, she said.
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Sielaff returned to Germany last week after spending two weeks in detention, after his entry permit was cancelled at the Mexican border, amid suspicions by the US authorities that he had remained in the US longer than he was allowed.
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The nature of their relationship will no doubt have aroused suspicion. Similarly the other sob stories the Guardian report are tourists carrying tattoo equipment creating suspicion they are working.
If there's a lesson it's probably to stay away from Mexico, and don't use the land border. Especially if there's reasonable suspicion you are not, in fact, a tourist.