Originally Posted by
jphripjah
How did they get it wrong? They inspected him and let him in. Not every secondary inspection of a racial minority is racist.
When they detained a white Australian lady, you suggested that they had googled her name at primary and referred for secondary inspection based on her political beliefs.
You seem to grasp for a nefarious motive whenever you see any story about a CBP secondary inspection, even when there's no evidence to support that. Referring people of various backgrounds to secondary inspection is part of their job.
The second and third paragraphs above are a false representation of what I've stated and of my position, as I know full well what I meant and what I wrote better than anyone beside myself.
In regard to the first paragraph above, which is on topic:
When the likelihood of a given flight's admissible passenger being sent to secondary is much higher for those of some perceived ethnic or religious minority backgrounds than it is for people perceived to be part of the demographic majority/plurality group, there is prejudice on display that disadvantages the innocent and admissible ethnic minorities and can be fairly described as evidence of racism in action performed under color of authority by those in uniform.
When the CBP does wrong (which includes getting it wrong) -- and CBP isn't perfect -- CBP gets the criticism it deserves.
Beside the CBP's bigotry in action, what else could be wrong with the situation? That CBP acts as if its conducting a superior check of visa holders at the airport by going by "instinct" and using Google (or whatever to do an online search) to challenge those seeking entry with a visa even as the confirmed individual has already been more extensively vetted by State than is likely to be done by CBP even in secondary. It really is a sign that the government doesn't even trust itself and makes the public pay for its follies. That's also what is wrong.