Originally Posted by
m8_rotate
I understand that at the point of entry in the USA, border guards have the right to check. I have flown into JFK BOS SFO and LAX in the last three months. I have seen these checks at SFO only, and probably one passenger in 5 at the most. So whilst clearly there has been a breakdown in the checking pre-departure, the US Govt, can still deny entry at the point of entry and bounce the passenger back to the airline. A qured video LFT test costs circa 23gbp. I don't understand why someone would play the system, even if it is broken—my own humble opinion of course.
Are you saying that a US citizen can be denied entry upon arrival to the US and sent back to the country they came from if they fail to produce a negative test result? I was under the impression that they can't do that and is the reason why there's no test requirement for land entry.