CNN
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An American citizen says he and his wife were detained for hours by US border agents when they returned to the United States after a short trip to Canada.
Bachir Atallah told CNN he and his wife, Jessica, were driving back into the US Sunday evening after visiting family in Canada for the weekend when U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents stopped them for a secondary inspection at the Highgate Springs checkpoint in Vermont.
Atallah, who is originally from Lebanon, said he was told to park his Range Rover and hand over his keys. When he asked the officer why, the officer placed his hand on his gun and told him to exit his vehicle, Atallah said. He said he was then handcuffed and led into a cell, where his belongings were confiscated. He said his wife was put into a cell across from his.
Handcuff and thrown in a cell. Held them for about 5 hours.
Every time someone is stopped to go through a check, are we going to have a new thread?
I once took a walk at night and a cop stopped me, took my wallet, and did a check on his radio. Don’t I get a thread?
And mildly bitter. Though I do agree in the general sense that every instance is getting at least some…internet…attention now when it wouldn’t before. And maybe it should have before too.
