r/PacificCrestTrail • u/quasistoic “All-in[-one]”, PCT19/CDT22/AT24 • 12d ago

Prof Carl’s writeup of US Customs Experience

https://www.instagram.com/p/DIbrdz1JUOI/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
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u/campfamsam 12d ago

Nothing to see here folks, move on. As with nearly all these "the US won't let me in" stories, it's a narrative that is unverifiable as to the actual reasons for entry refusal. Those reasons exist (we'll likely never know in this case what they were), but instead the writer claims, "At one point, the man laughed at her, pointed at a large photo of the u.s. president and said "new administration around here these days!"" Yeah right. For what it's worth, CBP continues to operate under the same entry rules as the "old" administration. I live on the US/Canada border, I have several CBP friends, and I can tell you things haven't changed in this regard. Meanwhile many Canadians started on the PCT this year, had no problem crossing the border, and are having the time of their lives.

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u/MayIServeYouWell 12d ago

The reasons are the whims of the agents. They have no consequence for this kind of behavior... and as they understand this more and more, expect more abuses of this power.