Posted by miles 6/24/2025
There’s no recourse if you’re uncertain. You can’t wave over a manager - you’re expected to process the huge queue with more piling in all day.
You work multiple long shifts per week. In a single shift you make thousands of decisions with huge impact to your life going forward - huge downsides for mistakes.
When you make 1000 decisions in a shift, even a 0.1% error rate is one wrong decision per shift!
And even if you are a nice person, you need to keep your job. When your biggest boss has an unsympathetic streak, you tip more into “my mistakes will be punished” mode.
That should be more concerning here, I think.
In any case, I think with CBP here, it's either take it or leave it.
I would write a witty message about how it seems like a good idea to put your phone in the carry-on luggage, but given they now ask for social media handles I don't think I will
> Fact Check: FALSE
> Mads Mikkelsen was not denied entry for any memes or political reasons, it was for his admitted drug use.
(if ever.)
Also better to leave the laptop at home, if you don't want to wipe it.
Sure, if you get sent to secondary screening they may pick up your bag for you, but no.
Luggage pickup is after CBP. As far as I remember this is the case everywhere.
The best way to seem like you're not hiding something is to have something else to show.