Bangkoktraveler Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 You got to be kidding? The Freedom of Information Act? I can guarantee you that all you will get back is nothing. Customs can do anything they want with you while in their territority. Push too much you migh find SSSS written on your boarding pass and push even further, you might have to get cleared by Homeland Security before you can be issued a boarding pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddha Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 You should change your handle to: International Hippie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted June 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 As I said, these searches begin with being pulled from the line...could be based on appearance, or what ever...this last time, I think the bag I had indicated I had been in SOuth east Asia...(one of those big plastic reinforced shoping bags with a zipper you see lots of Vietnamese use...) In any event, there is no need for this shit, and if there is something in my record, I want to know what it is...I expect little from a FOIA filing, but I want this bullshit to stop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 For sure the USA is now an "axis of evil" in comparison to all the "freedoms" we *** used *** to have :: I am doing business in mainland China and need to have a business meeting in the USA with several Chinese citizens/business people. Checking the US Embassy website, then Homeland Security, then the travel.state.gov site (listed below), they state "...a U.S. immigration officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) decides whether to allow you to enter and how long you can stay for any particular visit. Only the U.S. immigration officer has the authority to permit you to enter the United States." http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/info/info_1298.html So, I can not know for sure how long any person with a visa can stay in the USA. Great way to be able to make business plans...not!!! OH...maybe if you don't stand up straight, you get denied entry to the USA...or any of us!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadaBing Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 Sheesh Cava , getting thru immy's is a breeze , those dudes are cool , it's the pre :: madonna customs agents that fuck with you... :: Bada Bing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 For US citizens, I have seen the immy's put a "tick mark" on your Custom's form and then you are pulled off to the side. From what I have seen, it can begin with the immy's and then on to the Custom folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadaBing Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 ok , then fuck them all... Bada Bing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaiLuk Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 Maybe they are looking for pedophiles also. If you have been to "pedo destination" countries combined with your perverted look might get you on a search list. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 ...and the horse they rode in on! I'll drink to that :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted June 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 MaiLuk said:Maybe they are looking for pedophiles also. If you have been to "pedo destination" countries combined with your perverted look might get you on a search list. :: I think this is exactly what they are doing, profiling...and the trouble with that is, they are often wrong, and it is insulting/degrading to be pulled from a line and taken aside in this manner, especially if they are asking you about pornography within earshot of other travelers...(this happened to me before). This last trip, most of those pulled over from the line, were single men with camera bags and lap tops...rediculis, but true...i basically get this treatment everytime, and am sick of it. As I said, by now, I have proven myself to them, so they should just back off me, and put the effort elsewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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