Originally Posted by
jiejie
5) Welcome to America! Same for the rest of us, unless not connecting to another flight and exiting the airport of entry.
At many airports yes, but this was ATL. There the exit from Customs is into the main terminal and you have to travel a mile thru it to the street exit. So everyone gets TSA'd, even those terminating at ATL. A much delayed and over budget new International terminal is supposed to open in a year or two or three, giving arrivals a choice of street exit or going to the main terminal.