Sounds like run of the mill incompetence here rather than anything political. Border guards are, in my experience, incredibly stupid and not at all knowledgeabl

Sounds like run of the mill incompetence here rather than anything political. Border guards are, in my experience, incredibly stupid and not at all knowledgeable about the laws they are tasked with enforcement. One idiot at JFK, after he couldn't find my stamp (how stupid do you have to be to not find one out of about 4 stamps in a very lightly travelled US passport?) asked me if I had other passports and proceeded to tell me that my other passport (and dual citizenship) was illegal and that I needed to get rid of it as soon as possible. Needless to say, I agreed with him until I got out of there but he was and is wrong. Not to mention a complete asshole. I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case here.