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Old Dec 27, 2014 | 10:16 am
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Originally Posted by TBD
Same could be said of the advice in this thread.

Wait for your partner. You aren't doing anything unethical/illegal by waiting and it's a legit explanation should someone ask you.
Waiting (like in the bathroom) and being inline together should not be a problem.

Trying to process together could be. The OP did not mention if it was from the same destination or not. As I and others noted, why risk some overly bored CBP officer writing a novel in the system about the travelers, affecting future flights possibly, when the OP can just wait on the other side.
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