Yeah, apparently the government isn’t capable of doing things like that. I already went over this in the previous thread where an american was detained for stupid reasons.
WuWei
July 30, 2019, 12:04am
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Look them up for what? Where do you look up your “birth record”?
Guys, what about this as food for thought: she doesn’t look like her passport because, gasp, children grow every year!!
Tim:
WuWei:
Which policy?
According to the New York Times article, CBP agents were following protocols to protect children that are potential victims of human smuggling and sex trafficking of minors. Seems like a reasonable protocol But 30 hours is excessive.
The flipside of this scenario would be a story where a nine-year-old girl was found dead as a victim of sex trafficking and people will be outraged wondering how she was smuggled into the country. There is a reason these protocols exist when minors present themselves and their statements don’t add up.
9-Year-Old Girl Was Detained at Border for 30 Hours Despite Being a U.S. Citizen - The New York Times
A federal official with knowledge of the case who was not authorized to speak about it said the 9-year-old had provided inaccurate information to border agents, which prompted a series of protocols that agents were required to conduct. The need to go through that process and ensure that the girl was not a victim of human trafficking contributed to the length of her detainment, the official said.
Eventually, border agents confirmed that the teenager was a United States citizen and he was permitted to enter the country, Mr. DeSio said. Then, around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the 9-year-old girl was admitted to the United States and released to her mother after the authorities confirmed her identity and her citizenship, Mr. DeSio said.
“C.B.P. prioritizes the safety of the minors we encounter,” he said. “It’s important that C.B.P. officials positively confirm the identity of a child traveling without a parent or legal guardian.”
Her passport pictures does look significantly different than her current look.
Except these two cross the border EVERY DAY.
I received my passport in about ten days. And that was through the mail…
you would think the government would have a database of valid passport, they could scan it and it would come up on a screen.
like at an airport.
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You have the patience of Job.
She had a valid U.S passport what other paperwork does one require to prove their a citizen.
the thing say “U.S Citizen” on it.
they don’t have computers at border crossing?
Oh did I mention adult passports last 10 years and children passports expire 5 years… A child can change a lot in 5 years
Excast
July 30, 2019, 12:10am
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Would you be happy if your daughter was kept in what amounts to prison for nearly a day and half based on nothing but suspicion?
WuWei
July 30, 2019, 12:14am
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And how do you prove that’s her? Possession?
WuWei
July 30, 2019, 12:15am
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That’s true, a child can change a lot in 5 years.
how many pieces of paperwork do you carry proving your citizenship.
WuWei
July 30, 2019, 12:15am
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Absolutely not, I’d have blown a gasket and two bearings.
Ya that is all it takes for 99.9% of everyone traveling into the U.S.
WuWei
July 30, 2019, 12:16am
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Two. And a tattoo. You didn’t answer the question.
Tattoo don’t prove citizenship.
