I recently met a Scottish man at a tech conference in the US. He was born in KSA and it seemed like he has lived most of his adult life in the UK. I asked him

I recently met a Scottish man at a tech conference in the US. He was born in KSA and it seemed like he has lived most of his adult life in the UK. I asked him if he was worried: he had arrived in the US just after/during the Executive Order 13769 debacle. He was crystal clear that he felt very strongly that since he had done nothing wrong that he should have nothing to fear from authorities. He claimed that his entry into the US this time was uneventful, but one time in the past (~2004-2010?) he was detained for several hours because of something that sounded like mistaken identity (some horrible Soundex match for someone on a list, probably). I don't know whether/which religion he might prefer. He wore no religious ornaments or other items that would signify that he might be muslim. If it's relevant, he looked similar to how many Middle-Eastern/Medditeranean men I've met. Anyways, it's a [second-hand] data point for an Arab-state-born individual who seemed to have different feelings. For my part, I apologize for poor treatment you've gotten at the border and I hope you're able to visit again in the future.