"The new normal": As Trump pursues mass deportations, tourists land in ICE detention

In the last month , at least three tourists from Germany and the United Kingdom were stopped at a U.S. port of entry and detained for at least two weeks .

Experts say their arrests are an apparent escalation in enforcement action as President Donald Trump 's immigration crackdown rages on.

The recent spate of tourists detentions is "pretty unusual," an immigration expert said.

In Burke and Brösche 's cases, immigration authorities likely considered their accomodation arrangement or reason for entry were a "kind of work" and determined they both violated their visas.

In Sielaff 's case, officials likely assumed he did not have a "bona fide, non-immigrant intent" because of his incorrect answer.