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I live in America but I'm fairly disconnected from everything that's happening because I live in a very isolated area living a fairly isolated life. However from everything I'm hearing from the news, if I was in your position, I would not step foot here. The worst people imaginable are running the country and it's genuinely not safe for even the people already living here.
I definitely would not give them any of the information you listed, that's insane. These people cannot be trusted.
Unless it's of vital life and death importance that you come here, it's not worth the risk right now. Hopefully MAGA dies and sane people start running the country again, but right now I cannot in good consciousness recommend that you come here.
I am not going there. Full stop. But I work with this person on daily basis. I'm human. I get concerned.
Sorry I misread. I don't want to alarm you but you have every reason to be concerned. He's an adult, all you can really do is tell him the risks. Why does he feel the need to to come here right now? .
Visiting family of their current partner. And as the tickets were paid for by the family living there, there is an added feeling of obligation, but the main drive is the eagerness to travel abroad, the opportunity. Their words, not mine.
I'm sure you already have, but definitely discourage him heavily from doing that. A ticket can potentially be refunded. Even if it can't, it's replaceable. He on the other hand is irreplaceable. There's only one if him and will only ever be one of him.
It's definitely not worth going right now.
But he's an adult, and is going to make his own choices. If he goes anyway, you did everything you could.
Most of those tourism stories are focused on towns along the Canadian border, most Canadians aren't crossing the border unless they absolutely have to.