Originally Posted by
Resonant Programmer
My renewal was denied due to a "customs violation". I cannot recall any customs violations, so I filed a FOIA request for details. As I expected, my FOIA request found no responsive records. My next step is to have an attorney help write my appeal letter to the ombudsman.
Have you had anything seized/fine levied (be it IP infringement or something else) that was mailed to you? This would be a customs violation that you might not associate with GE as you weren’t traveling but still within CBP’s radar