Is it safe to visit The US?

There literally aren’t any. Yes, tourists are being detained when they try and break (or bend) visa/ visa-waiver rules but no one is being hauled off by homeland security because they reposted a meme of JD Vance.

I had a sniff and only found visa irregularities for being detained.
Which (innocent) tourists are being detained for longer than random checks?

And you completely dismissed the feelings and experiences of OP because she’s White, hypocrite.
White people are people, too and are allowed to share thoughts and experiences. If someone of another race has differing experiences they are always free to join the conversation respectfully and share from their point of view. There’s no need to dismiss a White persons feelings to do so.

It’s may be safe for the average person, but ICE is literally detaining average tourists for a week or more in their “jails” when it suits them with little recourse to their own laws or international law.

lets lso look t, they want all your social media accounts so they can check if you’ve said anything against the Glorious Orange Leader!

so no, it is not a safe country to visit while the Orange Muppet is in control.

There are literally stories of tourists being detained by ICE in their

I hear that congestion pricing has made a big difference to the noise and traffic

Same. I live in Canada, and I know a few Americans who live here, because married to Canadians, who have no intention of visiting the US anytime soon.
Also plenty of Canadian "snowbirds" who used to spend every winter in Florida who are not travelling there now. Not necessarily because they feel unsafe, but because of the actions of the US president. They can stuff their tourist dollars as far as Canadians are concerned.

Or the means.

What I’m hearing re NYC - yes the weed smoke everywhere, but also a big increase in very visible poverty. Lots of homeless and mentally ill people on the street - hardly surprising when the welfare system is so poor. With that comes a stark polarity between rich and poor that feels uncomfortable.

For the average tourist, rising costs - particularly around eating out - can make the cost of a holiday there eye watering.

It’s a real shame as I love the place. I used to find it less expensive than London and it felt safer too.

When visitors talk about New York “going downhill” recently, they’re almost always referring to the smell of weed which has always been there in some areas. Honestly, it’s less noticeable since it was legalized as fewer people are smoking the stuff that reeks. I personally notice it far more when I visit London, not that it bothers me much.

Although nothing will ever beat the city post-lockdown but before the borders were opened, New York is still a fabulous place. Not for everyone, sure, but then that’s every big city.

I’d rather go to Russia.
Seriously.

I’m not sure being white matters much. A lot of the TSA and immigration officers are not white themselves. The USA is about 60% white now. The working age demographic less so.

I was in New York last year, it’s still fab.

Well, yeah - it’s probably ‘safe’ if you’re a white, middle class tourist and aren’t parading around downtown Detroit at night or joining in ICE protests.

But visiting while the dangerous orange idiot is in power wouldn’t be for me. The knowledge of everything that’s going on - from the Middle East horror to people of colour being detained at borders to innocent civilians being shot in the face - would leave a bad taste in my mouth.

As an aside, everyone I know who has visited NYC lately says it’s gone massively downhill over the past few years. So sad as it’s one of the greatest cities in the world IMO, but I’ve been hearing very bad reports😔

Just come back from LA. Absolutely not a problem. Immigration staff a bit gruff but no more than usual

This. I probably could go. Old, white, female, english speaking. But I travel a lot with a Hispanic dual nationality friend. Is she as safe as me? Of course not.

Quite. I wouldn't go to a lot of places in the Middle East, either, with their pisspoor human rights record.

I wouldn't want to go there in any case, because I don't want to give any more of my hard earned cash to the Trump regime than I have to.

Same here. I'd no more visit the US there while he's president than I would have gone to South Africa in the apartheid era.

Anyone that says “MSM” in seriousness cannot be taken seriously.

Or maybe you’re coming at it from a position of privilege? We are a mixed race family and therefore absolutely wouldn’t visit the US whilst a racist with a pack a violent thugs is in charge.

I visited one of the most pro Republican states a month ago and never felt in danger at any point. Women in my 50s, travelling alone.

She was also isolated from her team and coach. We told her to pay anything asked. Then her canadian card was declined. The thought of her there alone ia terrifying. God knows what they might ask her to do.

My DD is at uni in Canada and her sports team occassionally play US teams in the US.
The land border has got much more intimidating.
Last Aug it took 10 mins
Last month she was held for over an hour.
They were very aggresive, misogynist, and intimidating. As well as armed.
She is 18, white and British, travelling on a Canadian Study Permit and with a valid ESTA (which we know isn't for land borders but does show she is entitled to fly in).
She is going for the day, and with around 30 Canadians.
If the levels of intimidation increase any further she wont be travelling with the team. Even her coach felt unsafe.
It is totally ridiculous.
So no I wouldnt travel to the US.

I’ve just come back from Atlanta and the only issue we had was at the airport both arriving and leaving as thanks to Trump, the airports are very understaffed due to so many staff not being paid so understandably a lot of them aren’t turning up for work. We had to wait ages to get through passport control when we arrived and we left there was a 3 hour queue to get through security.
We were only there for a convention and only left the hotel once so obviously felt safe in the hotel. I’m not put off going to the US atm and will probably go again this year.

Totally agree. Projections are saying minimum that and possibly as high as £30billion.

Here is just a small example of how Canadians feel about the tariffs and how it has affected the US. Bearing in mind that the US’s largest export of alcohol is to Canada…..

The impact on American producers has been severe, with losses measured in hundreds of millions of dollars:

• Total Spirits Export Collapse: U.S. spirits exports to Canada plummeted by 85% in the second quarter of 2025. For the period between March and December 2025, exports fell from $203 million in 2024 to just $60 million in 2025—a 70% year-over-year decline.
• Wine Industry Deficit: U.S. wine exports dropped by approximately $428 million (33.5%) in 2025. Canada, previously the largest market for American wine, accounted for the bulk of this loss, with exports to the country falling by $343 million (a 77.7% drop).
• Specific Brand Hits:
• Brown-Forman (Jack Daniel's):Reported a 59% to 60% drop in Canadian sales during the first half of its 2026 fiscal year.
• Phillips Distilling Co.: Saw a 70% decline in Canadian sales, forcing them to move some production to Montreal to bypass the retail ban.