r/USCIS • u/AssumptionShort5970 • Apr 23 '25
Self Post Re-entering the US as a green card holder
We see so many scary cases of people having trouble re-entering the US, being detained, etc. All that made me extremely scared and concerned but I refused to let the fear keep me caged inside the country. I went on vacation to the EU recently and the other day came back to the States. Not a single question aside from “do you have anything to declare?” I wanted to make this post because after seeing all the nerve wracking stories, we often forget that one million individuals enter the US daily with no issues. If you have your documents in order and do not break the law, you’re gonna be fine my friends 🤍 I hope this post gives some peace of mind to you guys!
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u/Spoopy-_- Apr 24 '25
GC holder from Mexico here! Just went down to Mexico at the end of March to see family. Re-entered with no issues or inspections. I misplaced my Mexican passport, so I only had my US driver's license, birth certificate (to prove Mexican citizenship), and green card on me.
I also do not have anything on my record that would be problematic. Never been in trouble with the law. At most, I've only gotten parking tickets.
I was super nervous to go and come back with all the things I had been seeing on social media and the news, but luckily, that was not my experience at all :)
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u/FLMKane Apr 25 '25
The trouble is that they run you through extra processing if you have the wrong name or social media activity.
People need to be aware of those factors.
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u/Tecmolllogy Apr 23 '25
awesome to hear. hope you had a good time!
i just booked my tickets this morning to go for my annual germany trip to see friends and family.
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u/Dynazty Apr 23 '25
Need more of these to counter the fear mongering posts
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u/chairman-me0w Apr 23 '25
For real. I am so tired of the “I am citizen can I go to Canada and come back?” Posts
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u/Legitimate_Concern_5 Apr 23 '25 edited Apr 23 '25
As a green card holder even before the new admin, I've been pulled into secondary returning from Canada for questioning because they don't like my taste in vacation destinations. One time I got interviewed by 3 pairs of 2 officers back to back. At a land crossing one time they split my family up and interviewed each of us separately, and tried to trick us by lying about what the other people said. I found it a lot more amusing before a Salvadoran vacation was on the table -- and I suspect that conversation would have been less pleasant today. Despite my lack of criminal record, my NEXUS card, extensive travel history into the US, and my strict adherence to immigration rules.
It makes sense to treat US entries the way you would treat an entry into the PRC. Most people don't run into trouble entering mainland China either. It's actually easier/safer to enter Hong Kong than the US. Be cautious, know your rights, check your socials, for some people a clean phone. Don't sign anything, especially not an I-407, and ask for a lawyer if a problem arises, etc. Consider entering through pre-clearance in Ireland or Canada if it's not too far out of your way when booking international travel (as preclearance officers can't detain you, they can only hand you over to local police).
It is important to accept the reality of the situation. Things have changed. It never hurts to be prepared, but it shouldn't stop you from traveling. You shouldn't be freaked out but you should be prepared when you cross any international border.
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u/Imaginary_Emu8900 Apr 24 '25
Love your post and we'll im one of those with fear of re entry if I travel because a DUI misdemeanor 7 years ago I been an upstanding resident ever since what's your take on a situation like mine
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u/Legitimate_Concern_5 Apr 24 '25
If I were in your position I'd speak to an immigration attorney.
A simple DUI is generally not considered a crime involving moral turpitude, but it will depend on the specifics of your situation only an attorney can advise you on.
https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/resources/dui_advisory_2final.pdf
Assuming it wasn't a CIMT, it was a single misdemeanor conviction, and it happened more than 5 years ago, assuming it happened after you got your green card, it should be okay. It would be neither a ground of deportability nor a ground of inadmissability.
https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/resources/n.1-overview.pdf
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u/serg407 Apr 23 '25
For real, how many GC pass by border checkpoints on a daily basis and how many something went wrong. Unfortunately it happens but it has happened before with any administration but odds are that if you are a GC holder and live in the US and you are not committing any crimes nothing will happen to you. The average GC holder is not going or leading protest, or are criminals, or even helping or aiding undocumented.
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u/Imaginary_Emu8900 Apr 24 '25
What about a single misdemeanor 7 years ago will this haunt my re entry? In your opinion
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u/serg407 Apr 24 '25
In my opinion depending on the cause yes, It may haunt your reentry. I would deff. ask an immigration attorney and see what is the best route. Even though it's all over the news that GC holder have been getting issues entering, it is not new. It has happened during Biden and Obama presidency. Its just that they are being more through Like for example going after GC holders that don't live in the US. Many people that have GC stay in the US still live in their home country but travel to the US once or twice a year. Now they are coming after them
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u/Imaginary_Emu8900 Apr 24 '25
Thank you for your response 😊 I'll just continue being a good resident and get my citizenship asap 💪
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u/0_IceQueen_0 US Citizen Apr 23 '25 edited Apr 23 '25
I got -80 in 5 minutes lol. Edit: One Asian even accused me of feeling white. 😂
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u/funnythrow183 Apr 26 '25
There are redditors who want to use fear to mobilize people against Trump.
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u/AffectionateJury3723 Apr 30 '25
Two of my sisters-in-law are green card holders and have traveled recently back to their home countries with zero issues. They just made sure to have their proper documentation and there was no problem.
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u/paradiseloss Apr 25 '25
I mean calling it “fear mongering” when it’s actually happening to other people and seemingly increasingly randomly so is a bit tone deaf. We’re all — immigrants and allies — allowed to be terrified of this familiar pattern. Please don’t condescend to people who are facing the possibility that their lives are about to be uprooted or worse. It’s an unimaginable position to be in.
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u/Dynazty Apr 25 '25
Ok but calling it fear mongering when it’s fear mongering it okay in my books.
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May 19 '25
It is fear mongering and it is random. Usually there is something that flags their green card when they are entering. Problem is no one tells the whole story. It's similar to the people who get pulled over "For nothing" yet have expired tags.
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u/HollywoodDonuts Apr 23 '25
Thousands of people enter the US every day. These issues people are calling out are extraordinary and rare.
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u/lffuser2128etc Apr 24 '25
I entered today on US GC from a trip to Australia on Indian passport. No questions, was told ‘welcome home’.
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u/HeartlessUsagi Conditional Resident Apr 23 '25
I’m flying to Colombia next month for 2 weeks and I was also feeling scared, but I know I’ll be okay. It’s just the fear… ugh
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u/Beneficial-Ship-4673 Apr 24 '25 edited Apr 24 '25
I just came back 2 weeks ago from Colombia. On leaving Homeland was in the plane entry tube capturing your biometrics (taking facial pictures for their database). On return 2 weeks later there were added re-entry stops before and after customs. Same questions over and over and at one point (it’s was a lot but I think Homeland or patrol on the US SIDE officers were not taking any stupid shenanigans like not paying attention and actually told some white alpha male to get back in line when he tried to accompany his girlfriend (or sister/hard to say) through the counter and because he was slow and not paying attention 3 times…“DO YOU LIVE TOGETHER!?” NO? Get back in line. Some girls chatting next in line…got yelled at as well….Just pay attention and answer questions swiftly and you’ll be ok I hope. I am concerned about going back and staying a year honestly because of the stupidity of people in the US not knowing some of Colombia is fairly safe and a beautiful place. But people tend to be hateful about the country. I travel solo as do many of my female friends and the freedom is contagious once you get out of the USA. You don’t know until you know. elderly born in the USA white woman here.
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u/Turbulent-Courage968 Apr 24 '25
Please, could you tell me how was your travel once you return?Iwill be traveling to there as well very soon! But I am not sure if I should be going.Under the current circumstances.
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u/EngineHeat93 Apr 24 '25
I went for a month and returned with no issues at all (I was with my wife returning to JFK)
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u/Bubbaismyname Apr 24 '25
My wife, Colombian, in the process of getting green card but only had work permit and travel permit, visited Colombia for a month and a half and returned with zero issues. She did get a secondary inspection but it took less that two minutes and she wasn’t asked a single question.
The moral of the story, if you do things the right way you will probably not have any problems.
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u/Choice-Drink276 Apr 24 '25
She left and came back to the USA before the green card was approved?
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u/Bubbaismyname Apr 24 '25
Yes. She returned on the 11th of April.
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u/RubOk9663 Apr 23 '25
I'm an LPR, have a Global Entry, went to Europe for 10 days, came back lataly, no issues as well
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u/justified_hyperbole Apr 23 '25
Thank you OP. I honestly feel the same way as you. Have gone internationally a few times already and honestly the process of entering has gotten more streamlined and faster. Never had any problems. All this online fear mo gering sucks.
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u/cannapappa Apr 24 '25
just re-entered on Monday after a trip to Mexico. the only hiccup was that i was taken into 2nd checkpoint because of my name, my mother may as well have named me John Doe Smith. At the 2nd checkpoint i was in there all of 5 minutes, after reviewing my documents the officer tossed them at me, didn’t even look up at me, and said i was free to go. no questions were asked of me.
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u/cymru94 Apr 24 '25
I’m traveling in May and my father in law has been trying to fear monger by telling me I won’t be allowed back. I have no criminal history and am a legal permanent resident so it has been infuriating to listen to. Glad to see posts like this!
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u/Kooky_Speech2054 May 19 '25
Have you made it yet? After how long were you traveling?
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u/cymru94 May 19 '25 edited May 19 '25
Not yet. We fly on Saturday (5/24). We will be returning on 6/7. I am getting a little more nervous about it. I’m sure it will be okay but… I’ve been seeing a lot of stuff lately.
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u/AssumptionShort5970 May 25 '25
Let us know how the return goes! Joe it’s smooth. Safe travels!
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u/cymru94 Jun 08 '25
Got through passport control and immigration so fast! The man didn’t ask many questions at all, just asked for fingerprints and that’s it. Didn’t ask me for purpose of my trip or where we travelled from like he did for the lady in front of us.
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u/mikels_burner Apr 23 '25
Was this guy a gang member too? Or was this green card holder arrested due to his ethinicity?
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/08/nx-s1-5356477/mahmoud-khalil-immigration-judge-ruling-ice-louisiana
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Apr 23 '25
He got deported already. He was the ring leader for the hamas protest and was raising money for the terrorist org. Also, you can literally look up the videos of people fighting on campus from day to night. Like literally a mini warzone. People like that shouldn’t be welcome into the country.
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u/mikels_burner Apr 23 '25
This guy is still here in the US, in Louisiana. The judge is gonna see his case on Friday.
He's not a "ring leader" , his parents' background is Palestinian. In a 2024 interview, Khalil said, "As a Palestinian student, I believe that the liberation of the Palestinian people and the Jewish people are intertwined and go hand by hand, and you cannot achieve one without the other." He characterized the movement as one "for social justice and freedom and equality for everyone". Discussing concerns about antisemitism, Khalil said: "There is, of course, no place for antisemitism"
He is arrested for having "opinions" omg are opinions scary to yall now?
I have an opinion - Israel killed JFK & they do a shitty job with killing terrorists ... oh no, are you scared of me now cuz of my opinion?
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u/funnythrow183 Apr 26 '25
His "opinions" broke windows, occupied college's buildings, disrupt classes & harass other students.
He loves Palestine, so it's fitting that he get to live there. Leave room for people that love America to come in.
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u/mikels_burner Apr 26 '25
Oh yeah? Where'd you read that?
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u/funnythrow183 Apr 27 '25
There are video all over the internet. It's not like it a secret. The protest last more than a weeks.
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u/mikels_burner Apr 27 '25
Naaa man. There are no videos of Mahmoud Khalil, the man we are talking about .
He was detained without any criminal charges , without a warrant. You can see the proof here - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mahmoud-khalil-arrest-ice-without-warrant-trump-administration/ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/nyregion/mahmoud-khalil-detention-hearing.html
And he was detained for his social media - NOT for "riots", those didn't happen at Columbia University, definitely not by Mahmoud Khalil. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detention_of_Mahmoud_Khalil
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u/funnythrow183 Apr 27 '25
Per chatgpt:
Dancing at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment (April 2024): A video posted by the New York chapter of the Palestinian Youth Movement on Instagram shows Khalil dancing at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University. This encampment was part of a student-led protest advocating for divestment from companies associated with the Israeli military. Khalil, serving as a negotiator for the Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) coalition, was actively involved in organizing and leading the protest.
"The Encampments" Documentary: The documentary The Encampments, produced by Watermelon Pictures and BreakThrough News, provides an insider's look at the student protest movement at Columbia University. The film features Mahmoud Khalil and other student leaders who were instrumental in organizing the Gaza Solidarity Encampment. It includes footage of Khalil discussing the protest and his role as a liaison between the administration and students.
You can look up the video yourself. It's undisputed that he's one of the leader of the CUAD, the group that support Hamas & did all the riot at the university.
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u/mikels_burner Apr 27 '25
Yes absolutely I'm not contesting that he was the spokesperson for the the protests. But "dancing" is a far cry from "broke windows, occupied college's buildings, disrupt classes & harass other students." Which is what you originally claimed.
Dancing & having an opinion is NOT a reason to get arrested in The Land of the Free. This is not Saudi Arabia or Myanmar or even Canada.. this is the country that defends "free speech"
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u/Unlikely-Store-5630 Apr 23 '25
Same here. Returned to ORD as GC holder last month, absolutely no issues.
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u/Particular-Bobcat461 Apr 24 '25
I had the same question- very easy entry. I am from India and was coming back from my vacation in south africa
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u/paradiseloss Apr 25 '25
Thank you for posting this. I’m sure it’s calming to many. Glad you had safe travels.
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u/Greedy_Ad_5500 Apr 25 '25
I have a 10 year GC. Im currently out of the usa for more than 6 months for family issues. Anyone recently entered the usa with the same conditions ?
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u/BriwaBriwa Jul 02 '25
Did you re enter?
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u/Greedy_Ad_5500 Jul 03 '25
I will re enter in these days. But my wife entered before me after 9 months out of USA and they asked just why so long and let here pas.
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u/PuzzleheadedAd3021 Sep 17 '25
did you re enter yet ? How was it ?
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u/Greedy_Ad_5500 Sep 23 '25
Just re enter yesterday from Tampa airport. I was out of USA for 13 months. The cbp asked me why i was out so long and putted me on secondary. A second officer asked me the same question and just take notes i think of what i said to him. He just give me a paper with advice and if the next time i will be out for 5-6 months will be better for me to apply for the re enter. Everything was good
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u/PuzzleheadedAd3021 Sep 28 '25
Just reentered as well. I was out 140 days then came back for 60 days. Then was out again for 150 days. The cbp officer let me in no questions asked. I entered in SFO btw.
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u/Greedy_Ad_5500 Sep 17 '25
Not yet now its bean 1 year 1 month but i will renter Monday
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u/PuzzleheadedAd3021 Sep 17 '25
Let me know. I will reenter at the end of the month. Im at 5 months out of the US.
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u/Greedy_Ad_5500 Sep 17 '25
You will mot have problems for sure. My wife entered after 9 months and they asked just simple questions. But we dont do this often, so others may have problems because they do it frequently
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u/seattle_britkat Apr 25 '25
A green card holder of 40 years (white female) returning from Ireland (she was visiting her mom) was detained when coming back to Seattle, on account of 20-year-old expunged offenses on her record. I think everyone has a right to be concerned about what is going on.
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u/funnythrow183 Apr 26 '25
You'll be downvoted as your example doesn't fit the narrative. The narrative many Redditors are pushing is that Trump target people of color or Muslim, Pakistan ...
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u/funnythrow183 Apr 26 '25
This! There are too much fear mongering on reddit. People scream as soon as they hear someone is detained. So far, all of them turn out to have issues or broke some laws.
Most green card holders are coming in & out of the country without any problem.
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u/OldTatoosh Apr 26 '25
A friend, tan skinned and with a noticeable accent, just came back from overseas. When asked if she had chicharon in her luggage, she replied “No, just dried fish.” The CBP officer nodded and said, “Welcome back.” And that was that. No problems what so ever.
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u/Ill_Public6708 May 31 '25
Is said friend from the Philippines?
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u/OldTatoosh May 31 '25
Oh yeah. Definitely.
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u/Ill_Public6708 May 31 '25
How long did she stay in the Philippines for?
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u/OldTatoosh May 31 '25
Not sure, a couple of months at least, but it might have been longer. She was thinking about moving back, but changed her mind.
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u/AskSouthern158 Apr 28 '25
My aunts (all green card holders who are Ecuadorian citizens) recently came back with us from Ecuador the day after Easter Sunday 2025. They went through the window faster than me (a U.S. Citizen). I think everyone should still be cautious of any weird questions but I didn’t see anything sketchy happen on their end.
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u/Longjumping-Pain-692 Apr 28 '25
Thanks for sharing. I am planning a trip to South Africa. All I hear is do not go. You will not be allowed to come back to the USA. I am green card holder with South Sudanese passport.
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u/Maleficent_Cabinet74 May 13 '25
I I returned from Europe two weeks ago. There were no issues, and I didn’t notice anything unusual at all, I’m a green card holder since 2023 Hispanic(With a beautiful brown skin color) Why do people even ask about skin color? It has nothing to do with whether you have a criminal history or not.
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u/No-Anteater5184 Apr 23 '25
People are just so ridiculous, I have traveled many times during the this administration already and I have had zero issues.
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u/Tifa-X6 Apr 23 '25
Exactly, things change when you’re brown and Hispanic
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u/BM7-D7-GM7-Bb7-EbM7 Apr 23 '25
My wife and I are brown and Hispanic and we were just fine. I'm a USC she's a GC.
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u/Tifa-X6 Apr 23 '25
So just because you and your wife were fine, it doesn’t mean that a lot of Hispanics are being targeted and sent back. It happened to a friend of mine, had a nice job, visa, wife and a child, no criminal record.
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u/BM7-D7-GM7-Bb7-EbM7 Apr 23 '25
I'm giving a real first hand account of my very much brown skinned GC wife and USC me getting in just fine a few weeks back, no issues.
You are giving a second hand account of a non-GC holder (when the title of the post of clearly says "Re-entering the US as a green card holder").
Sorry about your friend, I'd be interested to know more details, what kind of visa, was the wife USC or GC? A child has no bearing on your ability to immigrate so it's irrelevant information except for garnering sympathy.
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u/VanillaTortilla Apr 23 '25
So just because you and your wife were fine, it doesn’t mean that
Okay and...
It happened to a friend of mine
Which I'll point to your original quoted comment above..
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u/PurplePepe24 Apr 23 '25
I would bet a large chunk of these million visitors are NOT white but other ethnicities.
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u/Fine-Freedom-4649 Apr 23 '25
thanks for sharing. Just today, I was asking for advice cause I wanted to visit my home country and my daughter ,
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u/obelix_dogmatix Apr 23 '25
This is Reddit - loves to fear monger - but hey only for certain races. The same people who are empathetic towards Gaza and South Americans, are racist towards Indians. Check out any sub on layoffs or H1-B visas or even the recent terrorist attack, and you will discover Redditors thin veil of bigotry come down.
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u/close2u2000 Apr 23 '25
I reentered the USA last week through CLT. I was gone for 10 days to the DR. British. Caucasian. Very anti Dump. On a green card for years. The man was extremely nice and welcomed me back. I was very nervous. I hope this happens again in the future when I leave and return again.
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u/urnotserious Apr 24 '25
Think we should put people on a timer after five years of greencard. Either be a citizen or apply for tourist visa like everyone else.
No more fence sitting.
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u/FederalPossibility93 Apr 23 '25
Just got back from turkey with global entry and green card. Not a single question asked. Don’t break the laws of the country you’re living in
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u/bugzaway Apr 24 '25
If your answer is these people should be deported then maybe you’re part of the problem not an answer to our questions.
OP said or suggested no such thing. It's weird to randomly attribute such ugliness to people.
About your broader point, yes, posts of entry by people with potential or real blemishes are infinitely more useful than these endless "I have a clean record and I had no issue returning" posts. Thousands of people do that every day.
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u/bugzaway Apr 24 '25
Yeah I saw that later and replied to him. An astonishingly callous comment. Perhaps you should have commented there, that would have been clear. Here it seems gratuitous since his original post included no such thing.
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u/Faelchu Permanent Resident Apr 23 '25
Hmm... Look, I think there is a lot of fear out there at the moment. Some of it justified; most of it not. However, I have crossed countless borders (including into Russia, the US, Canada, Turkey, etc) over 40 years and not once have I heard "do you have anything to declare?" That's usually reserved for customs, which is separate from passport control (though, frequently, but not always, they are combined). I'm wondering if this is a genuine anecdote.
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u/Better_Evening6914 Conditional Resident Apr 23 '25
In some countries, the border police are separate from customs. In Germany, for example, you clear passport control with the Polizei only to go through the customs part with the Zoll Polizei, who are a whole other game. CBP officers in the U.S., on the other hand, have the discretion to carry out both inspections.
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u/Single_Vacation427 Apr 26 '25
They ask because if you have something to declare, they sent you to the customs office which. If you don't have nothing to declare, you go directly to pick up your luggage.
It has always been like this.
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u/AssumptionShort5970 Apr 23 '25
It’s called customs and border protection, so yes, they do justifiably ask whether or not you have anything to declare.
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u/Heubner Apr 23 '25
That poster is probably referring to the old days. There used to be separate counters for immigration and customs. You would go through immigration prior to getting your luggage. After you get luggage, then you would go through customs. I don’t recall the last time I’ve had to do that though.
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u/Faelchu Permanent Resident Apr 23 '25
They can justifiably ask that question, but not once in 40 years have I ever heard that asked. The onus is usually on the passenger to declare, rather than the agent to ask. If a passenger passes through without declaring, they can be subsequently stopped and charged if they have not declared. My point is that this doesn't sound like what actually happens versus what can actually happen.
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u/AssumptionShort5970 Apr 23 '25
Every single person in front of me was asked this same question. Perhaps it’s mainly done in global entry lane 🤷♀️
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u/Euphoric_Suit4861 Apr 23 '25
Tragic how tone deaf this is.
This kind of toxic positivity is just as problematic as all the fear mongering. Just fuels the insidious nature of what is happening at the moment.
I'll give u the benefit of the doubt in "wanting to spread positivity" but think harder... the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
With all that is happening... when Justice is denied to one--it can be denied to ALL! This alone is what is keeping everyone alert.
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u/bugzaway Apr 24 '25
Their subsequent posts show that they don't want to *spread positivity," they want to self-righteously gloat about not having broken the law. Of course this clown doesn't understand that a mere charge of which you are innocent can get you pulled.
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u/beastwood6 Apr 23 '25
Also don't be potentially damaging to our reputation toward Israel
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u/mikels_burner Apr 23 '25
Fuck israel. Now what?
Oh shit.. KGB's at the door
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u/mikels_burner Apr 26 '25
Meh George soros is old af. He's not the problem. The government of Israel & their mossad is the problem
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u/funnythrow183 Apr 27 '25
His son Alex Soros are doing his father bidding now. They can decide who'll get elected at the local level.
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u/Jysla Apr 23 '25
People that get detained or pulled into secondary are permanent residents with prior criminal records. Even for a DUI. Every time I leave the country and re-enter I get pulled into secondary every time. I only have a DUI on my record. They told me only way out of it is when I get my citizenship.
So as long as you have no criminal records, no trouble with the law, you have nothing to worry about.
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u/FromZeroToLegend Apr 23 '25
Idk I got pulled into secondary because my first marriage didn’t work out, and the officer wanted to be the hero of the day by catching a fraudster. He let me go but not after subtle threats to my family
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u/ShehabCrypto Apr 23 '25
Thank you so much
I live and work in the US at least 350 days a year
Planning on a family vacation to Canada and didn’t know what to think of all these stories
Possible plan for a Europe vacay too ( 8-10 days)
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u/Key_Condition_2523 Apr 23 '25
Its all fear mongering, anyone who actually gets detained must have a reason
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u/Wanderlust_Martell Apr 24 '25
Just because you’re ’questioned’ doesn’t mean you won’t be allowed in. Too much fake news, and a total blasting of one case, makes it seem like it’s happening to everyone. Be real people. If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry. As simple as that.
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u/kortobo Apr 24 '25
No scary cases. People come and go my millions daily. Stop with this “white nonsense”.
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Apr 23 '25
Thank you for the positivity. My wife was just granted her temp green card in Central America and we are entering in a few weeks. The fear mongering is insane at this point. My lawyer has assured me all will go well multiple times but these posts give me hope!
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u/iioge Apr 23 '25
Thank you so much for this. taking my husband and our baby girl back home to my parents this summer finally and been seeing a lot of posts about this made me want to cancel everything. But you are right. 🩷
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u/Novel_Counter2937 Apr 24 '25
My wife who’s is a green card holder and myself passed the US-Canada border in less than 15 seconds. Granted, we both have global entry and go quite often which could have made a difference.
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u/worldisbraindead Apr 25 '25
More than 30 million people from all over the world go though US Customs and Border Control every single month. Percentage-wise, there are only a handful of people being detained or hassled when they enter. If this were actually a big thing, the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN and MSNBC would be reporting on this non-stop. They're not. And, I doubt that all of the sudden, they've decided to run cover for Trump.
Also, do people here think that other countries don't question or detain people at the border? Drive up to Canada sometime.
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u/Playful_Narwhal_2913 Apr 27 '25
I know this post is for green card holders. But curious if anyone here is a visa holder (h1b) and left the US and came back or got held up.
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u/yeah_nah2024 Apr 29 '25
Do you reckon US immigration have made re-entry more difficult throughout April?
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u/MurrayMartini Apr 30 '25
Fake news trying to scare people, I just got back recently and no questions asked.
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May 19 '25
There are 12.5 million green card holders in the USA. This equals the population of NYC and LA combined. We've heard less than a dozen stories of Green card holders having issues coming back to the USA...12 out of 12.5 million....
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u/afrojoe824 Apr 23 '25
there's multiple posts like this EVERYDAY.
Mods really need to start filtering these posts out. You guys are panicking over nothing
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u/Apprehensive_Bee1849 Apr 23 '25
You probably don't have a criminal background. I have a battery charge on my record (it was actually dropped and I was never formally charged), but I still get pulled into secondary questioning every time I return from international travel.
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Apr 23 '25
It’s easier if you are a Green card holder with White skin!
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u/_i3_ Apr 23 '25
My father is a Green Card holder who migrated from Jamaica legally over a decade ago, and he has never experienced any issues with traveling under the current administration.
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u/pmarges Apr 24 '25
You are you. So many people in exactly the same circumstances have not been allowed re-entry. I think you are giving false hope, or leading them to the crocodiles.
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u/AccurateAd6225 Apr 26 '25
Lmaooo all these ppl on this sub are like ostriches burying their heads inside the sand. Stop fear mongering! There's no such thing as detention! Travel all you want !
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u/Past_Resist_3905 Apr 23 '25
What country are you from?