Originally Posted by
the phoenix
Thats all good. I get the recognition stuff. I just dont get that they dont rummage through your bags anymore or even ASK!
In the dozens of times that I have returned to the US from abroad, not once did they search my bags.
The written declarations started being phased out as early as 2018.
If you have anything to declare, you are expected to make a verbal declaration. In my personal experience, at one airport, JFK, my travel companions and I were asked if I had anything to declare; at others, MIA, ORD and LAX, we weren't.
A CBP Officer who used to regularly participate in the TS/S forums posted the following:
Originally Posted by
maninblack
Our airports will be moving towards a "simplified Primary". Facial recognition, less passport checks, etc With this comes a lack of typical baggage checkpoints. We're moving more towards targeting and on foot teams in the baggage carousels. This means no more declarations, sorta.