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OrlandoDem2

(3,190 posts)
Thu Jun 12, 2025, 06:31 AM Jun 2025

Another reason that non US citizens should not travel to America. It is getting scary with America's Gestapo! [View all]

It’s bad enough for citizens. Please do not spend your money coming to the USA for vacay.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article307367761.html

In January, a man returning to the United States from Nicaragua landed at Miami International Airport, made it through customs and waited for his luggage at baggage claim. By the time he left the airport, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials had revoked his Global Entry status. In April, a social-media travel-content creator was also detained at MIA for hours as officers looked through her social media accounts and asked about her father’s immigration status. And just weeks ago, a Miami intensive-care nurse who travels to and from Cuba often said he was stopped by Customs to have his bags checked — along with everyone else on his flight.

What they all have in common: They’re American citizens, and their recent experiences with Customs at South Florida airports have left them perplexed and concerned. While it’s not new or illegal for Customs officers to detain and question U.S. citizens when they re-enter the country, there appears to be a surge in reports of citizens being detained at airports and asked to give officers access to their phones and social media accounts under President Donald Trump’s second administration, stoking fears among travelers.

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