In addition to their entertainment value, some of these videos are quite instructional in terms of your rights at one of these checkpoints. Asking if you are being detained is a critical question to keep asking. Based on the stammering, lies, intimidation, etc, that the CBP agents consistently display in these videos in response to this question, they know you have them dead to rights. Their only recourse for retaliation is to either intimidate you into consenting to a search or do a fake dog hit.

A couple of years ago, they literally assaulted an activist pastor (U.S. citizen) which resulted in a huge lawsuit win. Regretfully, even this victory won't change their tactics. A guy named Steve Bressi is also legendary in this effort to take back our Constitution in the border states.