With the numerous crossings he’d made, the border patrol already knew him. The search was more punishment than serious. They made the cursory search, which included a drug-sniffing dog, but the lockbox stayed hidden.
#writersofmastodon #jswelch #shortstory #storycycle #flashfiction #theprospectorsdreams #parttwothejourneybegins #prospector #citizenship #nocountry #lockbox #usborder
US: Military wife detained, deported at Honolulu airport. “A US military wife from Australia is sharing her story after she was #detained by border officials at the Honolulu airport.” | Hawaii News Now https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0cYsSl-twEg
Also see what the US government is saying: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/06/03/unable-remember-her-wedding-date-us-defends-detention-deportation-military-wife-honolulu/?outputType=amp
“I’m a citizen of life, man,” he replied with a bit of an edge. “God’s my guide.”
“Right, pull over there.”
#writersofmastodon #jswelch #shortstory #storycycle #flashfiction #theprospectorsdreams #parttwothejourneybegins #prospector #citizenship #nocountry #anycountry #usborder #godismyguide
Dreaming about visiting the #USA?
Don't!
If you're the kind of person I would respect, then either
- Your phone will get you in trouble
- Your wiped phone will get you in trouble
- Your lack of phone will get you in trouble
Forget your right to express your opinion
Forget your right to have an opinion
Forget human decency
Forget human rights
Just...
Forget about it!
Still going?
Here's an #immigration #lawyer explaining what to expect when reaching the #USborder
Blocked by #Paywall so I don't know how useful this article actually is.
Know your rights at the U.S. border and airports | The Texas Tribune https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/25/texas-immigration-border-airport-ports-entry-know-your-rights/ #rights #USBorder
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-us-border-phone-search-1.7502829
I’m not going anywhere near that iron curtain. Not just for the real fear of being detained , but bc I refuse to support #USEconomy under #felon47
Unless you absolutely have to for a seriously important reason , I would stay far from the #USBorder .
How to #LockDown Your #Phone When Crossing the #USBorder
https://lifehacker.com/tech/how-to-lock-down-your-phone-when-crossing-the-us-border
I'm thinking they're using this as a way to keep track of people protesting Palestine.
Just my thoughts though.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/26/phone-search-privacy-us-border-immigration
German electrical engineer with green card stripped and 'violently interrogated'
#HackerNews #GermanEngineer #GreenCard #USBorder #Interrogation #HumanRights #News
Woman killed in single-vehicle crash near U.S. border
A driver has died following a single-vehicle rollover near Sundown, Man., about 10 kilometres north of the United States border.
#accident #death #vehicle #USborder #Sundown #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/driver-killed-single-vehicle-crash-sundown-1.7491721?cmp=rss
EFF Border Search Pocket Guide: A handy guide you can print, fold and carry in your pocket while traveling.
https://www.eff.org/files/2018/01/11/border-pocket-guide-2.pdf
The question is, when will American citizens be detained when attempting to leave the United States?
#uspol #usborder #usentrydenied #ustravelwarning #UStravel
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2025/03/21/uk-germany-advisory-us/82590093007/
Tell the Press about your experiences with the Fascist state of Gilead.
🇺🇸 US
🔴 US Border Detentions Raise Travel Concerns
🔸 German, Canadian & Welsh tourists detained for weeks at US borders.
🔸 No clear reason for detention given despite voluntary return offers.
🔸 Some tourists are reconsidering travel plans to the US.
Over a pound of fentanyl seized at U.S. border, and it came from Canada
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Seattle seized over a pound of fentanyl crossing the border from Canada, just days after Canada announced it's 'fentanyl czar.'
#drugs #border #politics #Seattle #Canada #USborder
https://globalnews.ca/news/11019155/fentanyl-seized-u-s-border-originated-from-canada/
Over a pound of fentanyl seized at U.S. border, and it came from Canada
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Seattle seized over a pound of fentanyl crossing the border from Canada, just days after Canada announced it's 'fentanyl czar.'
#drugs #border #politics #Seattle #Canada #USborder
https://globalnews.ca/news/11019155/fentanyl-seized-u-s-border-originated-from-canada/
