Despite claims he is all for freedom of speech, the dumb Appalachian from the sticks, JD Vance punishes anyone with jokes, thoughts, images etc. against himself, the mini-me of the Supreme Guide of the US Republic.
A Norwegian tourist was turned back at Newark's "Liberty" International Airport and denied entry to the US because he had a funny rendition image of JD Vance saved on his phone.
Like the Howler Monkeys of Central and South America. Daniel Cole / REUTERS
Mikkelsen claims that immigration officials stopped him for questioning and quizzed him “about drug trafficking, terrorist plots, and right-wing extremism,” all of which he said was “totally without reason.” He was then placed in an airport prison cell.
“They took me to a room with several armed guards, where I had to hand over my shoes, mobile phone, and backpack,” he told Nordlys.
Next, Mikkelsen claims that officials threatened to imprison him or fine him $5,000 if he did not grant them access to his phone, so he did. He said that is when agents found a picture on his device that showed the vice president’s face—digitally altered to make him chubbier, bald, and cartoonish—that became popular after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the Oval Office in February. He claimed they also signaled disapproval to a photo of him with a homemade wooden pipe.
This is a digitally altered image of JD Vance. A tourist from Norway was denied entry into the United States because the US Gestapo saw it on his phone. / X
“Both pictures had been automatically saved to my camera roll from a chat app, but I really didn’t think that these innocent pictures would put a stop to my entry into the country,” Mikkelsen said.
Mikkelsen claims he pleaded with agents that the photos were a joke, but they still searched him and forced him to give blood samples and document his fingerprints.
“It felt like I was a terrorist suspect where I was sitting,” he said. “I tried to pull myself together several times, but in the end, I just wanted to get home again.”
Mads Mikkelsen, 21, planned to visit with friends in New York and Austin, Texas, but was denied entry at Newark Liberty International Airport. / Nordlys/Facebook
The Department of Homeland Security did not respond to emailed questions about the alleged incident.
Mikkelsen told Nordlys he was traveling to the U.S. to visit friends in New York City and then in Austin, Texas. He also planned to visit multiple national parks with his mom, who he said planned to fly to the country and meet up with him at a later date.
“They demanded full information about everyone I was going to meet in the U.S., including name, address, phone number, and what they did for work,” Mikkelsen told the newspaper.
Per @bladetnordlys, a Norwegian newspaper, 21-year-old tourist Mads Mikkelsen* was arrested, threatened with a $5000 fine if he didn’t unlock his phone and refused entry to the US because of a JD Vance meme on his device
*no, not THAT Mads Mikkelsenhttps://t.co/Wxdr4b5KNa pic.twitter.com/v8U2eLEkA0
— Evan O’Connell (@evanoconnell) June 24, 2025
Mikkelsen did not say if he provoked immigration officials in some way. However, he did note that he was exhausted having just deplaned a long flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
“I had travelled for twelve hours, slept poorly, and was physically and mentally completely exhausted even before they started the questioning,” he said.
Mikkelsen said that he was placed on a flight back to Norway the same day he arrived in New Jersey. He is from Tromsø, a Norwegian city that is north of the Arctic Circle.
There have been multiple instances where western tourists have had issues entering the U.S. since President Donald Trump returned to office in January, promising a crackdown on immigration. An American citizen and her German fiancé were detained near San Diego in February when they tried to re-enter the United States after visiting Mexico. The German national was 22 days into a permitted 90‑day visa stay, but was forced to spend 16 days in a federal detention center before being deported.
A Welsh backpacker was also held for nearly three weeks at a U.S.–Canada land crossing this spring, and another German was detained for a month and a half, including eight days in solitary confinement, under suspicion of intent to work. None of the tourists involved in those incidents were charged with a crime.
A Norwegian tourist was turned back at Newark's "Liberty" International Airport and denied entry to the US because he had a funny rendition image of JD Vance saved on his phone.
Like the Howler Monkeys of Central and South America. Daniel Cole / REUTERS
Mikkelsen claims that immigration officials stopped him for questioning and quizzed him “about drug trafficking, terrorist plots, and right-wing extremism,” all of which he said was “totally without reason.” He was then placed in an airport prison cell.
“They took me to a room with several armed guards, where I had to hand over my shoes, mobile phone, and backpack,” he told Nordlys.
Next, Mikkelsen claims that officials threatened to imprison him or fine him $5,000 if he did not grant them access to his phone, so he did. He said that is when agents found a picture on his device that showed the vice president’s face—digitally altered to make him chubbier, bald, and cartoonish—that became popular after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the Oval Office in February. He claimed they also signaled disapproval to a photo of him with a homemade wooden pipe.
This is a digitally altered image of JD Vance. A tourist from Norway was denied entry into the United States because the US Gestapo saw it on his phone. / X
“Both pictures had been automatically saved to my camera roll from a chat app, but I really didn’t think that these innocent pictures would put a stop to my entry into the country,” Mikkelsen said.
Mikkelsen claims he pleaded with agents that the photos were a joke, but they still searched him and forced him to give blood samples and document his fingerprints.
“It felt like I was a terrorist suspect where I was sitting,” he said. “I tried to pull myself together several times, but in the end, I just wanted to get home again.”
Mads Mikkelsen, 21, planned to visit with friends in New York and Austin, Texas, but was denied entry at Newark Liberty International Airport. / Nordlys/Facebook
The Department of Homeland Security did not respond to emailed questions about the alleged incident.
Mikkelsen told Nordlys he was traveling to the U.S. to visit friends in New York City and then in Austin, Texas. He also planned to visit multiple national parks with his mom, who he said planned to fly to the country and meet up with him at a later date.
“They demanded full information about everyone I was going to meet in the U.S., including name, address, phone number, and what they did for work,” Mikkelsen told the newspaper.
Per @bladetnordlys, a Norwegian newspaper, 21-year-old tourist Mads Mikkelsen* was arrested, threatened with a $5000 fine if he didn’t unlock his phone and refused entry to the US because of a JD Vance meme on his device
*no, not THAT Mads Mikkelsenhttps://t.co/Wxdr4b5KNa pic.twitter.com/v8U2eLEkA0
— Evan O’Connell (@evanoconnell) June 24, 2025
Mikkelsen did not say if he provoked immigration officials in some way. However, he did note that he was exhausted having just deplaned a long flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
“I had travelled for twelve hours, slept poorly, and was physically and mentally completely exhausted even before they started the questioning,” he said.
Mikkelsen said that he was placed on a flight back to Norway the same day he arrived in New Jersey. He is from Tromsø, a Norwegian city that is north of the Arctic Circle.
There have been multiple instances where western tourists have had issues entering the U.S. since President Donald Trump returned to office in January, promising a crackdown on immigration. An American citizen and her German fiancé were detained near San Diego in February when they tried to re-enter the United States after visiting Mexico. The German national was 22 days into a permitted 90‑day visa stay, but was forced to spend 16 days in a federal detention center before being deported.
A Welsh backpacker was also held for nearly three weeks at a U.S.–Canada land crossing this spring, and another German was detained for a month and a half, including eight days in solitary confinement, under suspicion of intent to work. None of the tourists involved in those incidents were charged with a crime.
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