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CBP does not ALWAYS search outbound people, but retains the right to do so (at least in the US).

• seanmcdirmid 12y ago
  Where would they do it? At boarding? Most US airports have no wall between domestic and international flights.
  • basseq 12y ago
    I have seen them set up in the jetway after you show your ticket to the airline attendant.
  • faster 12y ago
    Totally anecdotal, but I was once pulled aside on the jetway by a woman with a Treasury badge and a burly guy who was probably a sheriff though he never said anything. She wanted to know how much cash I was carrying. I was flying from SF to Frankfurt, and I think it was 1994. My net worth then was about $30k, so I laughed and told her I had about $200 and a credit card. So maybe CBP doesn't check outbound travelers, but Treasury did at least once.
  • ubernostrum 12y ago
    CBP can and does in fact carry out checks for undeclared cash exports in the jetway for international departures. Not every departure, obviously, and I don't think the selection mechanism is public, but it's a thing they're documented as doing.