I'm an American living in Germany. A couple of weeks ago I was on a train here late at night and a 12-13yo African girl sat down with me. Soon after the train moved the ticket agent came by and this girl had no ticket or papers. The agent called forward to the next big city and asked the Polizei to stand by for her. For the 45 minutes it took to arrive, he and his partner berated her, though it was very apparent from the outset that she spoke only her native tongue. I felt so torn apart for her, and if I'd been in the U.S. I might have said something but given the language barrier and my own status, I stayed quiet. Can you tell me what would have happened to this girl after she was taken off of the train?
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I'm an American living in Germany. A couple of weeks ago I was on a train here late at night and a 12-13yo African girl sat down with me. Soon after the train moved the ticket agent came by and this girl had no ticket or papers. The agent called forward to the next big city and asked the Polizei to stand by for her. For the 45 minutes it took to arrive, he and his partner berated her, though it was very apparent from the outset that she spoke only her native tongue. I felt so torn apart for her, and if I'd been in the U.S. I might have said something but given the language barrier and my own status, I stayed quiet. Can you tell me what would have happened to this girl after she was taken off of the train?
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