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It's because you're consenting to the search. CBP can't force you to answer anything. You are free to withdraw your request to enter the US at any time and ret

• ISL 10y ago
  Not if I'm a citizen.
  • umanwizard 10y ago
    Sure and if you're a citizen you aren't required to answer any of their questions if you don't want to.
    • ISL 10y ago
      "Agents at ports of entry may question people about their citizenship and what they are bringing into the country. Even though you always have the right to remain silent, if you don’t answer questions to establish your citizenship, officials may deny you entry to the U.S. or detain you for search and/or questioning. Agents may search any person, the inside of any vehicle, and all passenger belongings. Agents do not need a warrant, any suspicion of wrongdoing, or consent to do any of these things." https://www.acluaz.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/aclu_border_rights.pdf https://www.acluaz.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/a...
• koenigdavidmj 10y ago
  > CBP can't force you to answer anything. You are free to withdraw your request to enter the US at any time and return to your country of origin. You have in fact entered the US at that time, and are subject to US law. They can make a non-citizen do pretty much anything they want. You do not have the right to say "my bad, I'll just go cross the border again". The one exception is Canadian preclearance, since you're still on Canadian dirt at that time (though Canada are thinking about allowing US CBP to detain people attempting to preclear).