Originally Posted by
transitguy1
Do foreigners (non-American) have the same "rights" as American nationals as to refusing to answer these stupid TSA questions or they can get into trouble (even if its a send-off to CBP) for not answering ridiculous questions.
Just wanted to see if things are different for non-Americans in this regard.
Well, when this furriner is tired and stressed and cannot understand certain strong regional American accents and is confused and responds in German or French, it hasn't been very pleasant. Nor has it been so when Koreans, Japanese, and other Germans didn't understand the questions in the name game and asked
in their native tongue.
Of course, the TSO response has generally been to raise their voice - you know, screaming at non-English speakers in English is the magic charm to suddenly make them understand....
(This at two of the largest international gateway airports in the US)