At least 200 travelers of Iranian descent were detained at the U.S.-Canada border in January, after the U.S. ordered a drone strike that killed one…
At least 200 travelers of Iranian descent were detained at the U.S.-Canada border in January, after the U.S. ordered a drone strike that killed one of the country’s top generals, prompting retaliation with an attack on a U.S. military base. Now, the acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection says border officers “got a little overzealous” in their approach.
People who were detained said their passports were confiscated and that they were questioned about their political views and allegiances, according to CAIR-WA. Several of the travelers were American citizens. “We kept asking why we were being detained and asked questions that had nothing to do with our reason for traveling and [were] told ‘I’m sorry this is just the wrong time for you guys,'” a 24-year-old woman identified only by her first name, Crystal, told CAIR-WA.
Border officers can require travelers coming into the U.S. to go through a “secondary inspection,” or additional security screening if an agent feels that is necessary — according to the New York Times, it appears border agents in the Washington area referred travelers for further inspection based on those guidelines.
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