US citizens should consider deleting all social media before entering US customs immigration at airports and land

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citizens should consider deleting social media applications such as TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter from their devices before an immigration officer inspects them.

Orwellian?


CPB has the legal right to stop the citizen and ask questions for as long as they damn well please — as long as it is for a 'reasonable' amount of time. Sadly, the definition of reasonable is in the eye of the beholder.

What is likely to trigger the CBP to detain a citizen? Who knows. However, being flagged in a government database or selected for advanced screening increases your odds. Sadly, what causes someone to be databased or flagged is anyone's guess. In 2004, Sen. Ted Kennedy discovered he had been flagged when he was stopped and questioned five times at airports because his name had appeared on a "no-fly" list. It took him and his staff three weeks to get off the list.

Us regular folks could count on being in endless aviation limbo at the best of times. And this is not the best of times.

Immigration officers can legally request to view your cell phone or other devices. If you refuse to give the agent your passwords, they can detain you or seize your devices and hold on to them for weeks or longer.