04-27-2025, 05:35 PM
Whether they said anything to immigration about intending to work is really questionable. They would have to be stupid to do that and CBP is apparently lying with increasing frequency. Example:
https://newrepublic.com/post/194303/us-c...s-dhs-lied
Deportation and refusal of entry are logistically the same when you arrive by plane. But detention is not warranted.
And it is definitely true that the immigration officers have the discretion. I know of an a$$hole who returned a valid visa-holding 60-year old grandma from Canadian border based on personal ethnic animosity.
https://newrepublic.com/post/194303/us-c...s-dhs-lied
Deportation and refusal of entry are logistically the same when you arrive by plane. But detention is not warranted.
And it is definitely true that the immigration officers have the discretion. I know of an a$$hole who returned a valid visa-holding 60-year old grandma from Canadian border based on personal ethnic animosity.