Originally Posted by
Firebug4
It was a Customs and Border Protection outbound operation. It was not screening for the security of the flight. The purpose most often is undeclared money or monetary instruments and on the Land Border weapons. It is legal. You will not be inspected any differently on your return from this trip or any subsequent trips. The information taken was to document the operation and interview with you. It is the same as when your passport is swiped on your entry to the United States there just is no terminals on the jet way to do it.
FB
Other than my surrendering of my passport to the temporary custody/inspection of the CBP officer, as required by the language in the passport, you and your counterparts get no statements other than common pleasantries from me during these operations. During arrival immigrations/customs, they receive the declarations form along with nothing more than common pleasantries.