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

206 points proberts | 1 comments | 16 May 25 15:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.199s | 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.

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kindatrue ◴[16 May 25 15:55 UTC] No.44006939[source]▶
What's a good number to memorize if you get detained and have the right to ask for a lawyer?
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proberts ◴[16 May 25 16:40 UTC] No.44007439[source]▶
See the ACLU guidance referenced in a previous comment. There's no right to counsel during routine admission. The right only arises when arrested or being investigated for a crime.
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1. smcin ◴[16 May 25 23:12 UTC] No.44010629[source]▶
But you can (and should) ask if you're being detained on suspicion of a specific (criminal) offense, or not (e.g. officer wants to doublecheck your story, or background, or thinks there are irregularities), or (esp. for non-citizen) refusing to consent to unlocking your devices.

The answer to the above should give you some idea what's likely to happen, and what CBP has flagged you for, if anything.