I Face Investigation for Terrorism

Re:I Face Investigation for Terrorism by KenArrari on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @02:11PM (#38016130)

I ran into a similar problem entering the US on a ferry from the Bahamas.

I think I may have been misled but apparently if you're on the border you aren't allowed to refuse to talk/refuse searches/etc. So they forced me to search my phone and spent about 6 hours interrogating me about my political opinions, family history, etc.

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Re:I Face Investigation for Terrorism by brewtide on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @03:57PM (#38017467)

I think it's like 200 miles from any boarder, including the coastline.

Ie. It can be very broadly abused.

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Re:I Face Investigation for Terrorism by KenArrari on Thursday October 26, 2023 @11:19AM (#38026759)

Yeah which is crazy because that basically means every major city in the country.

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Re:I Face Investigation for Terrorism by BXLE_1-1-BitIs1 on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @07:14PM (#38019565)

If you're a US citizen, they have to let you in – eventually. In the meantime you may be sitting in a room without access to your phone.

With customs everywhere, you're usually better off answering their questions without asking why they want to know. Coming back from a visit to family, they wanted to know my three sisters' ages among other irrelevant stuff.

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