Originally Posted by
RTW1
No probable cause is needed by CBP, the standard at border crossings is substantially lower to just having a reasonable suspicion. They are simply doing their job.... and the race card probably won't fly either. I bet that flight to ICN has more than a few Asians, and not all were searched.
You simply fit a profile (yes, that includes perfectly decent people traveling with a baby) or were picked randomly. Searching for cash mules on outbounds at the airport is a common activity, it's just like searching for drugs or other contraband coming into the country.
I fail to see what the fuss is about if it was done properly and with a bit of respect. You may not like it, but you basically have little rights when crossing borders.
Being searched as if a cash mule is not common activity for passengers leaving airports from OECD countries. It happens, but it is not common for passengers.
Only a small minority of departing passengers get searched by customs as if a cash mule. Of the small minority searched on departure, perceived ethnic minorities are more likely to be checked than others. Why should anyone be surprised that customs functions are rather frequently performed on a racist basis in countries? CBP is no exception in this regard; and it's rather telling that when anti-racist profiling measures were up for consideration by headline names in the current US Admin, the DHS characters got in gear to lobby for an exemption so as to make sure that engagement in racist profiling wasn't stopped for them too.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politi...bdc_story.html