Tourist says he was barred from entering U.S. over JD Vance meme
A Norwegian tourist claims his dream U.S. vacation turned into a nightmare after border agents allegedly denied him entry because of a meme mocking Vice President JD Vance.
Mads Mikkelsen, 21, was heading to visit friends in New York and Texas when U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) searched his phone and found two images: a viral meme of Vance with a bald, egg-shaped head and a photo of Mads holding a homemade wooden pipe.
He says this led to a 12-hour ordeal, including intense questioning, a strip search, and deportation back to…