Originally Posted by
garykung
For the sake of the argument - if you have the same name as a well-known terrorist (death or alive), do you really believe CBP will let you having GE just because you are not the same person?
Yes. That is the rationale for a redress number. (I know a high-ranking LE official who has the same name as someone on a no-fly list. He had to jump through some hoops to get his situation fixed.)