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They can simply deny entry if you're a non-citizen and don't cooperate. For any reason whatsoever. (This, of course, holds for any sovereign country that does n
by Sharlin 6y ago
They can simply deny entry if you're a non-citizen and don't cooperate. For any reason whatsoever. (This, of course, holds for any sovereign country that does not have an open borders agreement with a country that you are a citizen of.)
- cluenerf 6y agoIf my choice is between not being able to enter the US and having US authorities go through my personal devices, I will choose non-entry. That part doesn't worry me so much. What does worry me is that at the border I have no rights. The usual protections enjoyed by people inside the US don't apply to me. My privacy and dignity at the behest of the whims of whichever border guard I might encounter, and I have zero legal recourse if my rights are violated.
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- yardie 6y agoThis is not exclusive to the US. Every country's border works similar. They can do enhanced interrogation without probably cause, without a lawyer. You're right to refuse is still intact but your request to gain entry will almost certainly be denied.
- sneak 6y agoBe careful, "enhanced interrogation" denotes actual torture, such as waterboarding.
- yardie 6y agoYou are right. I've changed my reply to enhanced questioning. It's a shame that GWB, Condi Rice, Cheney, Tenet, Ashcroft, and Rumsfeld are walking around, on TV, and sitting on boards and none have faced consequences.