This person is pretending to be a fake victim. The situation they created for themselves is their responsibility. If they'd taken responsibility for making sure

This person is pretending to be a fake victim. The situation they created for themselves is their responsibility. If they'd taken responsibility for making sure they are not breaking the law, they wouldn't have broken the law. I believe they are lucky to have been deported so speedily. Also the question they were asked -- "Why didn't you try harder for the J1?" is totally legitimate. Acting privileged and entitled to special treatment because they are "from NZ" is just acting privileged and entitled, instead of choosing to take responsibility to ensure they'd actually get the visa it worked for them to have. Also, planning to have "colleagues at Northwestern" and be on a tourist visa is clear indication that they weren't planning something which was going to work, and that they knew this. These people were just gambling the small probability they wouldn't get picked up, and then when they get caught, they try to incorrectly blame "Homeland Security" for their situation, instead of taking responsibility for having applied incorrectly. Unfortunately, this choice to disown responsibility and pretend you are powerless is a common deluded attitude. People get themselves into all kinds of messes and then blame everyone except themselves. "The law must be rewritten for me" is just an egomaniacal delusion of privilege and entitlement.