Border Cops Detained Me for Hours Without Explanation. They Won't Tell Me Why.
Borders Border Cops Detained Me for Hours Without Explanation. CBP claims dictatorial powers over Americans coming home. The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent at the front desk refused.
- ▪Borders Border Cops Detained Me for Hours Without Explanation.
- ▪CBP claims dictatorial powers over Americans coming home.
- ▪The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent at the front desk refused.
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| Original publisher | Reason.com |
| Canonical URL | https://reason.com/2026/08/20/border-cops-detained-me-for-hours-without-explanation-they-wont-tell-me-why/ |
| Publication time | Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:03:12 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-08-20T19:47:24.535Z |
| Last seen | 2026-08-20T19:47:24.535Z |
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| Summary source text | contentText |
| Citation coverage | Summary is a WeSearch-generated derivative; primary citation is the original publisher URL. |
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| Model training | May the content be used to train AI models? | Not asserted |
| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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Borders Border Cops Detained Me for Hours Without Explanation. They Won't Tell Me Why. CBP claims dictatorial powers over Americans coming home. A big part of that is hiding information. Matthew Petti | 8.20.2026 3:03 PM Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google Media Contact & Reprint Requests <img src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q80/uploads/2026/08/US-CBP-v2-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="Border agents looking at a plane" alt="Border agents looking at a plane | Illustration: Midjourney." /> (Illustration: Midjourney.) Around the fourth hour of my detention at the airport, I decided to ask for a lawyer.
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