Charlotte Pohl, 19, and Maria Lepère, 18, were embarking on an around-the-world backpacking trip in March after graduating ...

Maria Lepere and Charlotte Pohl, 18 and 19, arrived in Hawaii on March 18 with short-term travel permits ahead of weeks-long ...

Two German teenagers planning to explore the US on vacation were thrown in jail and then booted from the country after ...

Two German teens were detained and deported from Hawaii after US officials suspected they intended to work illegally, despite ...

The claim originated from German media reports about Charlotte Pohl and Marie Lepère, then 19 and 18, respectively, whom ...

Charlotte Pohl, 19 ... that we hadn't fully booked our accommodations for the entire five weeks in Hawaii,” Pohl said. “We wanted to travel spontaneously. Just like we had done in Thailand ...

Maria Lepère and Charlotte Pohl, both recent high school graduates, arrived in Hawaii hoping for the perfect holiday.

German travellers Charlotte Pohl, 19, and Maria Lepere, 18, had to face handcuffs, jail time, and deportation duirng their ...

Two German teenagers were allegedly strip searched and deported over a badly-planned trip to Hawaii. Charlotte Pohl, 19, and ...

In April 2025, claims (archived) circulated online that U.S. border authorities detained and deported two German tourists in Hawaii ... on this case." Pohl and Lepère told German media that ...