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[–] 66 points 5 months ago (12 children)

Realistically, most people entering as tourists need to be concerned with CBP asking for unlocked access to your phone, which will disappear into a back room for a few minutes while they presumably steal all your credentials. The broader scare stories about detention, interrogation, and deportation are really very rare.

I have some (stupid) non-white-passing family that have been travelling to the US (including Florida) regularly and they have had zero issues.

I would absolutely not go. Full stop. But when you look at the real numbers, tourist entry into the US isn’t down all that much and most people who desire to go don’t have any issues with immigration.

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  • [–] 76 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (5 children)

    You used to hear about needing a burner phone when visiting China, that it is now also required to visit the US is insane.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    They probably won't let you in if you bring a burner phone to USA

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  • [+] [S] 8 points 5 months ago (3 children)
  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago

    Anything could happen. To be totally honest, most Americans, myself included, have never been outside of the country, so we don't know.

    If I had to speculate based on the news, the fact that he isn't white, doesn't speak English well, and may have no electronics/ questionable electronics, all adds up to a high likelihood of him being detained for an indeterminate amount of time, and potentially being deported to somewhere that no one wants to be.

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  • [+] [S] 10 points 5 months ago (4 children)
  • [–] 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Don’t take your phone with you. Put your sensitive information and credentials into Bitwarden. Buy a cheap smartphone from the U.S., install Bitwarden and use it. When leaving, log out of Bitwarden, delete the app, reset the phone and leave it behind.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago*

    the phone part also means YOU are exposed and documented by the US fascists to the extent they have any messaging or email history with you on their phone. And everyone else they've messaged.

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