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I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney, who does work for YC and startups. AMA

201 points proberts | 2 comments | 16 May 25 15:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.58s | source

I'll be here for the next 5-6 hours. As usual, there are countless topics given the rapidly changing immigration landscape and I'll be guided by whatever you're concerned with. Please remember that I can't provide legal advice on specific cases because I won't have access to all the facts. Please stick to a factual discussion in your questions and I'll try to do the same in my answers.

Edit: I am taking a break now and will return later this afternoon/evening to respond to any comments and answer any questions. Thank you everyone for a great and engaged AMA so far.

1. OnionBlender ◴[16 May 25 20:52 UTC] No.44009730[source]▶
Have people gotten into trouble for having a nearly empty phone when they get searched? Like using a burner phone or doing a factory reset prior to the trip. I've wondered if that would be considered suspecious.
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2. werrett ◴[16 May 25 22:09 UTC] No.44010210[source]▶
At least one person has been subject to secondary screening and ultimately denied entry on the accusation that they had two phones.

> I thought I was just going to be given my passport and sent on my way, or maybe asked a couple of questions, but they made some pretty outlandish accusations. They said, ‘We know you have two mobile phones. We’ve been tracking your calls. We know you’ve been selling drugs’.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/11/australian-w...