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by throwaway290 80 days ago
> Last year, multiple people got turned around because they disagreed with US policies and political views

so they were not in US technically?

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Exactly, everything is in "technically" because, for example, to the best of my knowledge, JFK airport is located in the US.

There are plenty of articles that actually explain that the practice is illegal, but the gov doesn't really care about its legality + there is no organization able to fight it, and even if there were, the Supreme Court would likely be in favor of the US gov.

What is private life if it can be broken for no reason? What is freedom of speech if it doesn't apply to the people who don't agree with you?

not sure if you travel much but you're not legally in the country until you passed immigration

> What is private life if it can be broken for no reason? What is freedom of speech if it doesn't apply to the people who don't agree with you?

totally but that's a different thing a little