Originally Posted by cfischer
there is NO TSA screen upon returning to the US! Unless you connect to a domestic flight the TSA will not see your luggage at all. If you connect to another flight, you get your luggage and have to re-check it; at this point it is for a domestic flight and they might break it open, if necessary. But if you just arrive in NYC coming with AF from CDG, there is no TSA screen.
Sorry for the confusion, poorly worded on my part. You're right the inspection is in case of a domestic connection which I thought the OP had based on another thread.