U.S. Border Crossings Have Become Authoritarian Testing Grounds
Last week, my brother and his longterm girlfriend entered these United States at JFK international airport in New York City. She's a Chinese citizen with a tourist (B1/B2 visa), which leads to many restrictions on when she's allowed to enter and for how long. They are always meticulous about playing everything exactly by the book, and this time was no different. The only unusual thing about this latest episode is his girlfriend happened to encounter an authoritarian and power-tripping U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer, who pulled her into a room and immediately began berating her.
