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Old Jul 1, 2008, 8:20 pm
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scottishbride
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Originally Posted by GUWonder
They lose/destroy their passports after boarding the plane (or even slightly before boarding the flight).
airlines check for passports and US visas for those flying on US-bound flights. if those people throw away their passports/US-visas, the US CBP will still be able to pull up those people's records with their fingerprints. this is because they are always fingerprinted while applying for US visas at US embassies/consulates overseas. the US consular offices have fingerprint readers just like those at US CBP booths at US airports

for those people coming from VWP countries, they don't need US visas, and unless they have previously entered the US(and got fingerprinted), the US CBP will not find their records.... but then again, people from those countries have no reasons to seek asylum in the first place! or I could be wrong... do UK or Irish citizens ever seek asylum in the USA?
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