Indian entrepreneur Shruti Detained For 8 Hours At US Airport - Stripped and Checked By Male Officer
According to indian businesswoman shruti Chaturvedi, she was held for eight hours and "physically checked" by a male officer at a US airport when airport security deemed a power bank in her luggage "suspicious."
In an X post published this morning, Chaturvedi talked of her "worst" experience at the Anchorage airport in Alaska, when she was denied a phone call, forced to wait in a chilly area, stripped of her warm garments, and interrogated by the FBI and police—all while carrying a power bank in her handbag.
According to Chaturvedi, the founder of Chaaipani and india Action Project, she was also forced to miss her trip and denied access to the restroom. They also took away her money and cell phone. She took to social media to register her frustration at the treatment meted out to her.
"Imagine being detained by police and FBI for 8 hours, being questioned the most ridiculous things, physically checked by a male officer on camera, stripped off warm wear, mobile phone, wallet, kept in chilled room, not allowed to use a restroom, or make a single phone call, made to miss your flight - all because the airport security found your powerbank in handbag 'suspicious,'" she wrote on X.
"I don't have to imagine, already past the worst 7 hours. And we all know why," Chaturvedi added, tagging the Ministry of External Affairs.
The case of shruti Chaturvedi serves as a reminder of how President Trump's administration has tightened US immigration regulations.
Due to tales of tourists and visa holders being held for prolonged lengths of time, this climate has caused anxiety among foreign visitors, leading nations such as canada and germany to revise their travel advice to the United States.
In an X post published this morning, Chaturvedi talked of her "worst" experience at the Anchorage airport in Alaska, when she was denied a phone call, forced to wait in a chilly area, stripped of her warm garments, and interrogated by the FBI and police—all while carrying a power bank in her handbag.
According to Chaturvedi, the founder of Chaaipani and india Action Project, she was also forced to miss her trip and denied access to the restroom. They also took away her money and cell phone. She took to social media to register her frustration at the treatment meted out to her.
"Imagine being detained by police and FBI for 8 hours, being questioned the most ridiculous things, physically checked by a male officer on camera, stripped off warm wear, mobile phone, wallet, kept in chilled room, not allowed to use a restroom, or make a single phone call, made to miss your flight - all because the airport security found your powerbank in handbag 'suspicious,'" she wrote on X.
"I don't have to imagine, already past the worst 7 hours. And we all know why," Chaturvedi added, tagging the Ministry of External Affairs.
The case of shruti Chaturvedi serves as a reminder of how President Trump's administration has tightened US immigration regulations.
Due to tales of tourists and visa holders being held for prolonged lengths of time, this climate has caused anxiety among foreign visitors, leading nations such as canada and germany to revise their travel advice to the United States.
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