Originally Posted by
astroflyer
My friend was recently denied for Nexus because of a customs violation at age 18 (he is now 32). He brought back a bottle of Absinthe from Europe to the US when the import of absinthe was still not allowed. It's especially annoying because absinthe is again legal in the US.
Is it really valid to hold something rather minor that happened 14 years ago as an 18 year old against him now? I wonder if this is worth appealing?
It is a matter of trust. This is how CBP sees it: he could not be trusted to follow the rules fourteen years ago, so why should we trust him to follow the current rules now? I highly doubt the appeal would be successful with a customs infraction on the books.