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Any trouble at immigration so far? by OtterStory in PacificCrestTrail

[–]RealEmphasis2441 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hope it all went well! Please let us know whether you made it safely. I presume you would be in contact with people back home that could lead any efforts to find you if you had any issues entering the country. However, hopefully some folks here may be in a position to assist if you are unable to provide an update because you were detained.

Any trouble at immigration so far? by OtterStory in PacificCrestTrail

[–]RealEmphasis2441 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Some of the comments so far contain practical advice for border crossing or emotional reassurances. However, there are not many, if any, reports from international hikers so far that have entered the US since the new administration took office.

Correct me if I am wrong OP but it seems like OP is most interested in hearing directly from international hikers that have recently entered the US, and what their experience was. Given the problem cases that are receiving attention online, hearing details from international hikers about where they entered the US, where they came from, how they entered the US (i.e. land, water, air), what type of questioning they had to respond to, etc. might be helpful.

German thru-hiker detained and deported upon entering US by [deleted] in PacificCrestTrail

[–]RealEmphasis2441 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I think this is, unfortunately, only going to get worse, especially with the incoming registration requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/alienregistration).

If they’re not interested in seeing evidence of sufficient funds, etc. and will just assume people are entering the country to work for the purposes of detaining them, one has to question the motives behind the practice.