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Although it is difficult to do so, maintaining your calm when faced by intimidation by government agents generally works out. Andreas did exactly the right thin

Although it is difficult to do so, maintaining your calm when faced by intimidation by government agents generally works out. Andreas did exactly the right thing - followed his gut calmly then, filed a case in the courts later.

forgot-my-pw 8y ago
When did he file a case? It's not mentioned in the blog.
- blattimwind 8y ago
  > It is in that spirit that I have filed a civil rights complaint with the help of the ACLU against CBP for unlawfully detaining me and violating my constitutional rights.
  - forgot-my-pw 8y ago
    Found the link someone else posted: https://www.aclunc.org/news/aclu-files-complaint-department-homeland-security-over-unwarranted-interrogation-and-attempted https://www.aclunc.org/news/aclu-files-complaint-department-...
    - andreasgal 8y ago
      It's a OCRCL complaint: https://www.dhs.gov/office-civil-rights-and-civil-liberties https://www.dhs.gov/office-civil-rights-and-civil-liberties
- dragonwriter 8y ago
  It's an administrative complaint with the Department of Homeland Security, not a legal case. Not sure if this is an area where there is an administrative remedy that needs to be exhausted before filing a lawsuit, or if there is some other reason for the decision to take this approach.
- ccnafr 8y ago
  March 28, according to the complaint
rwz 7y ago
He had a huge benefit of being a US citizen. The worst they could do, is to intimidate and introduce a lot of stress into his life. They can't deny entry into the country to the citizen at the end of the day. As a green card holder with my whole life being here, I can be denied entry for whatever reason. This makes it pretty much impossible for me to maintain my rights and refuse to cooperate in any way.