Is it safe to visit The US?

They have had alot of bad experiences, as in being spat at, stolen items whilst out, foul language, things thrown at them. police chasing people across back gardens, knife issues, it's got to the point they don't leave their houses at night, they especially avoid buses. Possibly just an area thing? But it's enough to stop him wanting to return, I suppose he feels it doesn't resemble the place he remembers? I know he worries alot about his sister who is elderly.

in California currently.
Choose the area carefully and it’s fine . This bit is cowboys and aging hippies. And no kings demos …

Do you think your dad might have dementia? Because that's bizarre, speaking as a born and raised mixed race Londoner who actually still lives here.

Actually it’s at least twice tha amount and equates to abiut 30 billion loss to thr economy so not insignificant. In some places that border Canada it’s as high as 90%

If you don’t like tourists don’t live in a tourism hotspot.

Out of curiousity, what do your father's family living in London think is so dangerous?
I can understand people from outside London not knowing the reality, just stories, but not those actually living there!

You have to admit that, for someone so enthusiastic about him, they are strangely quiet on the matter. Makes you wonder if they even believe a word they type.

Asking someone who is happy to publicly state that the ultra-tanned baw-bag is great WHY they think that is probably the most pointless thing you can do.
By virtue of their insane assertion you must know you are wasting your time, breath, finger skin and sanity!

Haven't RTFT, but just wanted to say that worst thing that happened to me when I went to Vegas last September is that I had to declare that I had an avocado in my bag. I had planned to eat it on the flight as I was doing low carb, but didn't in the end. I couldn't believe that the passport control guy at Phoenix airport treated me like a bloody criminal, left his post and hauled me off to some other security personnel where my luggage was scanned again! Not exactly a nice welcome. But that was it and everything else was fine apart from the dreadful, expensive food and the insane tipping culture.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ahmed-melford-trump-rubio-ban-visa-us-b2890150.html

Former European Commissioner Thierry Breton was also denied entry for his involvement in regulating social media content.

Now they'll be checking when you apply for a visa.

https://bsky.app/profile/simonmarksfsn.bsky.social/post/3midyyqyijk2c

@Mrscharlieeeeeno it’s voluntary to put your social media details currently.
OP I’m visiting family now. It’s business as usual with way more expensive (though not as high as UK) petrol. There’s a Brazilian living in the house and she’s totally at ease. I’m sure she faces prejudice but no more than usual.
You realise many people from outside Uk think it’s unsafe due to the amount of reported knife crime? Exaggerated for sure, as is the violent crime here. Sure there’s more, but we’ve been out and about every day without any fear. Most people are just going about living their daily lives.

We are going next October 12 of us including my mixed race husband and 2 of our kids, been several times and one of my girls was asked once where in India she came from, followed by some bemused looks when me a very pale blonde hair woman stepped forward as her mother! My father on the other hand, born and raised in London won't set foot back in the capital until khan has gone! He feels it's very unsafe for us and his family still living there tell him the same. So I suppose it all boils down to how you judge your safety will be affected?

Why? What has he done to make American great again?

Has anyone actually heard of a case of anyone’s social media being checked at the airport, let alone being refused entry because of a critical post about Trump? As I recall, all this stems from one fella who was some sort of self-proclaimed agitator who was outspoken about the US and was on a watchlist anyway. I have not heard of any other travellers being stopped for this reason at all.

Ahhh, you think Trump's great.

I would love to hear your thoughts on the US/Israeli attacks on the bridge under construction at Karaj. The second attack took place when rescue services were helping injured people. I guess that's the American way!

The death toll following strikes on a bridge in Karaj, a city near Tehran located in Alborz province has increased to eight, according to the deputy of security and political affairs at the Alborz Governor’s Office.
Ghodratollah Seyf added that 95 have been injured in the strikes and has called it a “horrific crime”.
BBC.

There’s a massive disconnect between MN and reality. International visitors to the US only fell 3% in 2025, and that will be more than made up for in 2026 with the World Cup this year.

I live here (in a major tourist hotspot) and I would LOVE for tourist numbers to come down because you can’t move for them about 8 months of the year. But alas, tourists from around the world still arrive in their tens of millions every year.

Their understaffed Air Traffic Control has long been a concern - it's been sloppy since Reagan but now they're really at breaking point.

It always circles back to racism. He allows them to be openly racist instead of feeling social disapproval in the past. A lot of them lost their minds when a black man won an election.

In which case we can disregard your opinions in favour of people with actual brain cells.

Most Americans hate him, his approval ratings are through the floor.

massively restricted

I’ve been five times in the last two years to a different state each time (including a trip last month) and it felt perfectly safe.

This isn’t true everywhere though, abortion remains legal and accessible in many states

If you might be pregnant then it isn’t safe due to the change in the law on abortions which means that if you start to miscarry the doctors can do nothing to help you.

Luckily Disneyland is the one place that people are prevented from bringing guns.

Doesn't stop people trying of course, and then throwing a tantrum when security refuse to admit them until they've walked back to their car to stow it.

Trump is awful but it is safe (or as safe as it has ever been). What has happened with ICE is also awful but the actions are primarily targeted to immigrant communities. I’m in a blue state (CA) where over 50% of the population is non-white, everyone is just going about life as normal although certain communities are obviously quite guarded and scared that ICE will come around. The border fears are also ridiculous, hundreds of thousands of people go through immigration at the airport each week, they don’t have the ability to do much. They may be rude but that has always been the case. Whether people want to come here for ideological reasons is a different story. But most of the taxes etc you pay as a tourist go to the state so by visiting somewhere like CA you are actively supporting a state that opposes Trump which is at least more tolerable

Re the crime rate, it’s actually the lowest since the 1960s. Don’t blame people for not wanting to be exposed to ICE/Possibly deranged border security, though.