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British tourist detained by US authorities for 10 days over visa issue

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205 points n1b0m | 1 comments | 10 Mar 25 18:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source
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wrp ◴[10 Mar 25 20:02 UTC] No.43325358[source]▶
I have long suspected the reason for aggressive treatment of minor offenders is that they are an easy target and a quick way to meet your prosecution quota.

I have many times heard about foreign students who come to the USA under completely proper arrangements but run afoul of immigration because of some innocent remark. My advice to visitors is to never mention to officials any circumstance in which you might come into contact with business or financial operations.

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1. dmix ◴[10 Mar 25 21:28 UTC] No.43326315[source]▶
I doubt there needs to be some higher agenda. At the border you're at the whims of power tripping border guards and TSA. A whole lot can happen if you get the wrong person who's in a bad mood or simply confused. And once flagged you get pushed into a byzantine process and the next person you speak to won't care how you got into it or if the first guy was unfair, the process is the process.