Mastodawn

Seeing a lot of “how to prepare” type posts for ICE at airports, which is great… but almost every post I’m seeing has said to turn off biometrics (great) and turn your phone off completely while going through security.

As someone who has been given an insanely difficult time at airports the past 3 years, please don’t rely on turning your phone off alone. It might work for some people, but I’m not allowed past security without showing all of my electronics turn on, and they have to remain on until I get through.

I have quite a few posts detailing my experiences. If it’s helpful I can try to dig them up and reshare. I know it won’t be the same for everyone, but what I go through is pretty intense and maybe getting an idea of some of the things they do will help.

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Nathan A. Stine 1d ago

@alissaazar Hi Alissa! My understanding is ICE will be harassing people before they get to security (or at least that's been reported somewhere). Does "am I being detained or am I free to go" work in this circumstance? Of course bearing in mind that they have the upper hand because if they just hold you for a while you miss your flight.

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jonathankoren™1d ago

@stinerman @alissaazar exactly. I’d actually like to see a report of ICE *actually doing something* at the airport before people people start fear mongering with “tips”. From all the photos I’ve seen, they’re literally just standing around in the unsecured area getting in the way.

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UncleRico

@jonathankoren @stinerman @alissaazar LOL because ICE has such a pristine reputation that any comments are premature fear mongering. Maybe get out of your bubble.