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His 3 hour detention story sounds awful, but think of the things that didn't happen: * he wasn't arrested or imprisoned * no cavity search or exercises in humi
by lsh 8y ago
His 3 hour detention story sounds awful, but think of the things that didn't happen:
* he wasn't arrested or imprisoned
* no cavity search or exercises in humiliation
* no mention of his devices being taken out of sight without explanation or simply seized indefinitely
- rvnx 8y agoThe original source is here: https://medium.com/@andreasgal/no-one-should-have-to-travel-in-fear-b2bff4c460e5 https://medium.com/@andreasgal/no-one-should-have-to-travel-... TLDR; The traveller has Global Entry, a privilege for low-risk travellers to skip some customs and immigration procedures. - Traveller got selected for a random check. - CBP asked generic questions about job history of the person. - CBP asked permission to the traveller to unlock laptop and phone. - Traveller refused and decided to stay silent and to not comply to any procedures. <Nothing happens> - Traveller released and has to follow standard procedure next time instead of Global Entry (traveller's risk increased, as non complying).