Access to legal counsel at port of entry
Jul 5, 2015, 8:41 am
#61
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CBP interactions with travelers are not recorded, making it trickier to prove exactly what was asked and what the answer was.
If a foreigner lies to CBP, it's easiest just to deny them entry and put them on a place home, rather than trying to keep them in the US and prosecute them for the lie.
There was a well publicized case two years ago where CBP trumped up charges against a Saudi national for supposedly making false statements about why he was bringing a pressure cooker into the US. You can read more about that here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/check...re-cooker.html
Jul 6, 2015, 5:07 am
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Jul 6, 2015, 10:58 am
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Jul 9, 2015, 6:28 pm
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Or a country on their watch and/or route list. Flying in from Colombia to Mia, for example, is one of those routes where you have a much higher chance to get grilled. When I go to BOG on business and have to stop in FL on the return trip, I always choose MCO everytime.
Jul 12, 2015, 2:17 am
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The State of Ohio has solved the problem of uncooperative motorists at sobriety checkpoints by passing ORC 4511.191, Implied Consent. Specifically,
Any person who operates a vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley upon a highway or any public or private property used by the public for vehicular travel or parking within this state or who is in physical control of a vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley shall be deemed to have given consent to a chemical test or tests of the person's whole blood, blood serum or plasma, breath, or urine to determine the alcohol, drug of abuse, controlled substance, metabolite of a controlled substance, or combination content of the person's whole blood, blood serum or plasma, breath, or urine if arrested for a violation of division (A) or (B) of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code, section 4511.194 of the Revised Code or a substantially equivalent municipal ordinance, or a municipal OVI ordinance.
Jul 13, 2015, 7:28 am
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Most people, myself included, often do not know the rules that apply when asked a question by a law enforcement officer. Cops rely on this lack of knowledge all the time to establish probable cause to arrest people - it's their bread butter of their trade. But regular citizens have very little contact with law enforcement, are never trained or even informed of what the rules are nor their rights in such situations. And so they end up giving the hangman the rope.