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Repeatedly? Wow. I'd be curious if there is something in particular about you or your behavior that triggers this issue? While I certainly have concerns about h
by jfk13 7y ago
Repeatedly? Wow. I'd be curious if there is something in particular about you or your behavior that triggers this issue? While I certainly have concerns about how CBP sometimes operates, many of us still manage to travel in and out of the US without encountering problems like this.
- csense 7y agoI'm pretty sure they keep files on everyone. If you cause trouble once, even if you're perfectly within your legal rights, they will put a note in your file. Then you will be harassed every time. They know exactly how much they can inconvenience / intimidate you without breaking the law. The nail that sticks up gets hammered, unfortunately. This is why I never travel outside the US.
- sneak 7y agoThey stopped stopping me as a matter of course 3-4 years after I stopped refusing to answer their questions. It must still be in my file. One of these days I should test it again to see if I will get another few years of harassment.
- sneak 7y agoThe thing in my behavior that triggers it consistently is insisting upon using my right to remain silent. All of the questions that a US border guard has for a US citizen upon entry to the USA are optional once you have proved citizenship (by silently presenting your valid passport). They really, really don’t like that. But they have to let you in, and they know it, so they lie, threaten, intimidate, strip search, et c. I’ve had non-citizens traveling with me through the border physically molested and denied entry simply because of their attempt to enter with someone who uses their basic human rights. The US CBP is a travesty, a national shame.