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Canadian bloke refuses to hand over phone password, gets cuffed

werdsmith Silver badge

"Next they'll ask for your PIN number and check your bank balance."

They will. One of the first things that they are interested in is if you have sufficient funds for an airline ticket to pay for your own trip home after being refused entry.

I recall from my two hour interrogation at Boston Logan in the 1990s. (because when I was filling in the old green visa waiver form on the flight I spilt a drink on my passport and they don't like wet passports)

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