04-23-2025, 05:07 PM
rgG wrote:
[quote=Janit]
[quote=rgG]
Is there a two sentence reason I should not leave the country?
1) Because Immigration/Border Patrol/ICE may detain you without due process when you try to get back INTO the country, even if you claim citizenship or legal status.
2) They may go over you and your possessions with a jaundiced eye, and if they find anything suspicious or that they don't understand, there is no predicting where you might end up.
I meant as regards this video.
Yeah, well it is more a harangue than an informational piece, and the guy fancies himself an influencer, I think, rather than an educator.
That being said, certain kinds of "appearance" are likely to affect re-entry more than they used to.
Back in the 1980s my US passport was stolen when I was living in Jerusalem and I had to get a replacement issued at the American Consulate. When I returned to the US I was questioned about this, and my copy of the Jerusalem Police Report seemed to satisfy the inspector.
I'm not sure I would get through so easily with a foreign-issued US passport today. Fortunately, I am white-presenting with very light skin and freckles; I am often mistaken for Irish, even though I'm not. An Irish appearance is taken as pretty benign these days, though a century ago it was not.