Multiple Passengers Skipped Customs on US-Bound International Flight

Re:Multiple Passengers Skipped Customs on US-Bound Internati... by rwmj on Sunday April 09, 2023 @05:04AM (#35501019)

A good thing surely, it should happen more often.

> "It is in your own interest that you are processed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the US Government."

I can't imagine what upside the airline is thinking of here, certainly not for the passengers themselves.

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Re:Multiple Passengers Skipped Customs on US-Bound Internati... by TazeTSchnitzel on Sunday April 09, 2023 @05:07AM (#35501029)

You joke, of course, but if any of those passengers weren't US citizens, they've ended up in the US without a passport stamp and will look like illegal immigrants at later immigration checks.

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Re:Multiple Passengers Skipped Customs on US-Bound Internati... by izacus on Sunday April 09, 2023 @05:38AM (#35501176)

Yeah, these kind of mistakes can make sure you're never able to reenter USA again. And the US embassy / border agents won't care one bit about who messed up - there's no complaint or due process there, you're just cattle.

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Re:Multiple Passengers Skipped Customs on US-Bound Internati... by itengelhardt on Sunday April 09, 2023 @05:24AM (#35501112)

We went through immigration four weeks ago and didn't get a stamp in the passport either.

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Re:Multiple Passengers Skipped Customs on US-Bound Internati... by rwmj on Sunday April 09, 2023 @05:28AM (#35501131)

There's probably an electronic (I94) record.

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Re:Multiple Passengers Skipped Customs on US-Bound Internati... by akmarinov on Sunday April 09, 2023 @05:21AM (#35501103)

Also - good luck getting in the US again

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Re:Multiple Passengers Skipped Customs on US-Bound Internati... by refurb on Sunday April 09, 2023 @05:32AM (#35501149)

The US doesnt have an immigration check at exit.

Apparently they use passenger manifests to match things up, but if youve ever been an immigrant to the US, you realize the I-94 system isnt always accurate, even if you were admitted by USCBP.

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Re:Multiple Passengers Skipped Customs on US-Bound Internati... by TazeTSchnitzel on Monday April 10, 2023 @05:12AM (#35510489)

> The US doesnt have an immigration check at exit.

This is hard to believe, is it only when you're flying from rich countries?

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