Originally Posted by
drewguy
Although I'm not so sure that's true, CBP has the opportunity to conduct a face to face interview at the booth and may be more likely to screen you further.
The point of GE is that it is a *trusted* traveler program. There is a reason not to accord as much trust to someone who has committed a felony or a misdemeanor (recently) and disqualify them through the program. If not these criteria, what would be disqualifying? Only people who are caught smuggling drugs?
That said, 17 year old speeding tickets don't seem like a reason for rejection, although it doesn't surprise me that it shows up on a thorough search.
Absolutely agree. The whole program is based on trust. Even though commiting a felony or a misdemeanor in the past doesn't necessarily mean that one would violate Immigration or Customs regulations, a line has to be drawn somewhere. All we need is a few people to get caught betraying that trust and the program would go away.