Flying internationally to/from the US with a warrant
Sep 12, 2016, 12:39 am
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If any issue should arise it certainly is getting back into the USA, unless if you have Global Entry which allows you to zip thru immigration and avoid possible questioning.
Sep 12, 2016, 5:44 am
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IS the warrant for a misdemaanor or felony and from what state? You want to avoid flying into the USA with any felony warrant, or flying internationally into a state where you have have any warrant, felony or misdemeanor.
Sep 12, 2016, 8:14 am
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That is an excellent question. There are undoubtedly many others that are in a similar situation and have the same question. As we are always looking for more data points, please go ahead with your trip and report back how it goes! 
Sep 12, 2016, 1:29 pm
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Immigration does check for outstanding warrants. Having GE doesn't change that. In fact it's likely you'll lose GE flying into the US with outstanding warrant.
As for flying out the Feds do get information on passengers. However generally only Felony warrants will cause any problem outbound
Inbound any federal warrant will trigger immigration to detain you. Those with state warrants are generally only stopped for felony warrants unless flying into the state the warrant is from. In that case even misdemeanor warrants can be enforced, though not always.
As for flying out the Feds do get information on passengers. However generally only Felony warrants will cause any problem outbound
Inbound any federal warrant will trigger immigration to detain you. Those with state warrants are generally only stopped for felony warrants unless flying into the state the warrant is from. In that case even misdemeanor warrants can be enforced, though not always.
Sep 12, 2016, 1:56 pm
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Some people do manage to fly common carriers internationally out of ATL even with a warrant. The chances of a problem at re-entry may be greater than at exit, but there too it comes down to the applicable circumstances.
Sep 12, 2016, 6:54 pm
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This is my understanding.
Sep 12, 2016, 8:18 pm
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It also depends on what non-federal jurisdiction issued the warrant. A local Georgia warrant which won't require extradition will just get you "lateraled" to local law enforcement at ATL.
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Sep 12, 2016, 11:12 pm
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Sep 13, 2016, 10:22 pm
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GE won't bypass that. There was a GAO document a year or two describing the Trusted Traveler program which mentioned that members are frequently being cross referenced against various databases. A GE member with a warrant would likely be flagged/removed from the program even if they weren't travelling at all.
Sep 14, 2016, 2:33 am
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GE won't bypass that. There was a GAO document a year or two describing the Trusted Traveler program which mentioned that members are frequently being cross referenced against various databases. A GE member with a warrant would likely be flagged/removed from the program even if they weren't travelling at all.
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Sep 14, 2016, 3:44 pm
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It is a misdemeanor warrant. I would fly from Atlanta to Orlando to ft lauderdale. From ft lauderdale to Guatemala City. I tried checkin in online and it said I have to see a boarding agent. Is that a bad sign you think? I wouldn't want to go into the airport tomorrow Mornin and get picked up
