Originally Posted by
OskiBear
In the new GE set-up, the CBP agents have been calling out my name. I guess it pops up on their monitor. So, it had been a relatively good flow in the past...you get the machine to clear you and then as you walk to the exit/agent, the agent calls out "OskiBear" and you sort of mutually acknowledge each other and proceed. I did notice on Sunday that the officer wasn't actively calling out names so I slowed as I approached him and made eye contact at which point he then called my name and I moved on. I always figured that was a necessary step.
The handheld/screen has the name, picture and a color coding (green/red) of the last several people who went through. Each time they've called my name as I've passed. When I went through at MIA a couple months ago they also asked if I had anything to declare.