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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by testing22321 on Friday December 05, 2025 @03:03PM (#46166542)
A country can not deny entry to its own citizens.

They can immediately arrest you, however.

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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by echoangle on Friday December 05, 2025 @04:28PM (#46167572)
But not for not giving them access to your phone.
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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by iancmceachern on Friday December 05, 2025 @05:01PM (#46167956)
In America, Europe, etc.
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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by ineedasername on Friday December 05, 2025 @10:48PM (#46170498)
What the will arrest you for vs can arrest you for are very different things. Really. This isn’t cynicism, is empirical knowledge. If they want to arrest you, you’re getting arrested. They can arrest you because they can arrest you. This is the strict literal sense of can.
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