my cousin was deported from Dallas

[Carlos Aguilar 0]

hello, my cousin was deported yesterday (5/3/18) after to attempt to entry to US with a legal tourist visa. He said that he was sent back to Colombia, and they took 5,000 dollars he brought with him . is that possible? How can I find out what happened with the money? What can we do about it ? thanks

[Roel 7,193]

If he didn't declare the money, then yes - they can legally take it.

 

He probably wasn't deported but turned away  - it happens. Probably because he might have lied about the money. Nothing can be done about it now.

[Ontarkie 14,890]

~~Moved to Tourist Visas, from K1 P&P - The question is about removal  at POE with a Tourist visa.~~

[BJ & Christine 1,392]

Not allowed to bring more then$10,000 with out declaring the amount. Not sure if it's seized and will be returned or not. But, that's why he was denied access to the USA 

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

Agreed, not deported but not allowed entry. A lot  more information is needed about the situation. Was he questioned, what did they ask? Did they search any of his devices and belongings and find other items?

[Roel 7,193]

3 minutes ago, BJ & Christine said:

Not allowed to bring more then$10,000 with out declaring the amount. Not sure if it's seized and will be returned or not. But, that's why he was denied access to the USA 

Yeah, my bad - its 10,000$ not 1000$ like I first thought.

Still, if they took the money then he was surely turned away because of it, somehow.

[Crazy Cat 43,789]

This qualifies to be listed under "There's more to the story" category.  I agree with @Roel that this sounds like he was denied entry rather than deportation.

[Ben&Zian 4,398]

Also for the OP to know, no one is guaranteed entry into the US except US citizens... just having a visa doesn't mean you can enter. It just gives you the opportunity.

[Crazy Cat 43,789]

6 minutes ago, Roel said:

Yeah, my bad - its 10,000$ not 1000$ like I first thought.

Still, if they took the money then he was surely turned away because of it, somehow.

I agree. If they thought the money was tied to illegal drugs for example (I am speculating. I am not making accusations), then the money is gone, imo.

Edited May 4, 2018 by missileman

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

22 minutes ago, Carlos Aguilar said:

hello, my cousin was deported yesterday (5/3/18) after to attempt to entry to US with a legal tourist visa. He said that he was sent back to Colombia, and they took 5,000 dollars he brought with him . is that possible? How can I find out what happened with the money? What can we do about it ? thanks

 

8 minutes ago, Ben&Zian said:

Agreed, not deported but not allowed entry. A lot  more information is needed about the situation. Was he questioned, what did they ask? Did they search any of his devices and belongings and find other items?

I have heard about this happening before in all honesty. Usually stuff like this of confiscating the money is when it is undeclared coming from known drug smuggling corridors or countries. The person is questioned and asked why did they bring that much money, how they earned it, and why they didn't declare it if they didn't.

2 minutes ago, missileman said:

I agree. If they thought the money was tied to illegal drugs for example (I am speculating. I am not making accusations), then the money is gone, imo.

See my response and it ties to what you said as well. Especially bringing $5k cash is a very big indicator of nefarious activities.

Edited May 4, 2018 by cyberfx1024

[geowrian 22,339]

There's definitely more to this story. You don't just show your passport + visa to the CBP officer and they deport you or deny entry (whichever one it was).

What was he asked? What did he say in response?

What else did he have on him?

What is the entire process he went through? Normally one would go through secondary inspection before being turned around.

Was he given any paper?

What was written in his passport or visa?

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

Believe it or not but I saw something like this on the Discovery show of "Border Wars" and the CBP was talking about this very issue.

Just now, geowrian said:

There's definitely more to this story. You don't just show your passport + visa to the CBP officer and they deport you or deny entry (whichever one it was).

What was he asked? What did he say in response?

What else did he have on him?

What is the entire process he went through? Normally one would go through secondary inspection before being turned around.

Was he given any paper?

What was written in his passport or visa?

More than likely tied to the money I am guessing.

[bakphx1 791]

If someone is turned away with a valid visa, then something was wrong.   In this day and age, most people don't travel with that much cash on them. As others have stated there is more to this story. It's hard to answer without knowing more about it.

[Roel 7,193]

20 minutes ago, cyberfx1024 said:

Believe it or not but I saw something like this on the Discovery show of "Border Wars" and the CBP was talking about this very issue.

More than likely tied to the money I am guessing.

I saw in on the Border Security show - they have US, Canada and Australia versions. It really nicely shows how border officers works.

[apple21 953]

1 hour ago, Carlos Aguilar said:

hello, my cousin was deported yesterday (5/3/18) after to attempt to entry to US with a legal tourist visa. He said that he was sent back to Colombia, and they took 5,000 dollars he brought with him . is that possible? How can I find out what happened with the money? What can we do about it ? thanks

That’s a lot of cash. How long did he say he was planning to visit? 

Edited May 4, 2018 by apple21