ICE detention at LAX airport

[stacyt 209]

I was flying out of LAX international terminal, and witnessed a quite disturbing incident: a well-dressed asian girl was put in handcuffs by ICE in front of the terminal and put on the van. She had a suitcase with stickers so it appears that she had flew in not the other way around. Now, based on everything I know, if you are denied entry to the US, you are sent home on the next plane. I am curious in what kind of scenario would one make it though the customs and security and get detained afterwards? It is possible that she was detained in the process and brought out....but I  can't figure out why would they bring her iut and handcuff instead of sending her home? 

[Crazy Cat 39,168]

35 minutes ago, stacyt said:

It is possible that she was detained in the process and brought out....but I  can't figure out why would they bring her iut and handcuff instead of sending her home? 

I guess it could be a number of reasons........they don't always immediately put people back on a plane........I think they are sometimes detained elsewhere.....just my speculation.

Edited August 19, 2019 by missileman

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

48 minutes ago, stacyt said:

I was flying out of LAX international terminal, and witnessed a quite disturbing incident: a well-dressed asian girl was put in handcuffs by ICE in front of the terminal and put on the van. She had a suitcase with stickers so it appears that she had flew in not the other way around. Now, based on everything I know, if you are denied entry to the US, you are sent home on the next plane. I am curious in what kind of scenario would one make it though the customs and security and get detained afterwards? It is possible that she was detained in the process and brought out....but I  can't figure out why would they bring her iut and handcuff instead of sending her home? 

What was she doing, waiting on a plane or what? She might of had drugs on her who knows. 

[JFH 12,189]

The tags could have been old. I’ve gone to the airport many times with last trip’s tags still on my bag. Or the tags were from a connecting flight that brought her into LAX from a smaller, local airport. 

 

If she was being removed in that way by ICE, it must be assumed that there is a long history behind it. 

[cyclone27 710]

Could be espionage - Chinese are pretty active these days!!!

[Dashinka 23,198]

Too much to speculate on here.  If she was detained upon arrival, she may be put on the next flight out, but if that flight was in several days, they may detain her elsewhere.  In the end, who knows, as others have mentioned there are a myriad of possibilities, but CBP/ICE does have a job to do.

[NBSUFFERN 0]

Could be number of reasons.  One of the most prominent one is, where embassy would allow you a visa for travel or business in your respective country, however allowing/ approving the entry purely depends on, if the immigration officer is satisfied with your response i.e. for how long would you stay?, where would you say? who's sponsoring the trip? and if they feel suspicious about the particular case, they would pull you aside and later go for deeper interrogation/ questioning and if they still feel that one is not suppose to enter United States, in such case as a protocol, they're advised to put the person on cuff and escort them to airlines, to go back to place, from where they boarded the plane, to enter Stateside.

 

Hope this helps.

[Boiler 43,388]

Drug Smuggling would be the most obvious.

 

Fraudulent Documents.

 

Presumably not one of those who have had a melt down on the plane and are arrested on arrival. 

[MjC772 94]

11 hours ago, stacyt said:

I was flying out of LAX international terminal, and witnessed a quite disturbing incident: a well-dressed asian girl was put in handcuffs by ICE in front of the terminal and put on the van. She had a suitcase with stickers so it appears that she had flew in not the other way around. Now, based on everything I know, if you are denied entry to the US, you are sent home on the next plane. I am curious in what kind of scenario would one make it though the customs and security and get detained afterwards? It is possible that she was detained in the process and brought out....but I  can't figure out why would they bring her iut and handcuff instead of sending her home? 

drug smuggling? smuggling in some other sort of illegal things? Am I the only one that watches the shows relating to this on TV? I live in Lima Peru and watch Alerta Aeropuerto all the time (English version I think is "To Catch a Smuggler")....lots of smuggling and other nefarious things going on around the world.  Possibly false documents or re-entering with an expired visa or after having been previously deported....the list can go on and on; though sadly some will just say TRUMP!!!

 

 

Edited August 19, 2019 by MjC772
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[flfreddy 92]

On 8/19/2019 at 4:11 AM, stacyt said:

I was flying out of LAX international terminal, and witnessed a quite disturbing incident: a well-dressed asian girl was put in handcuffs by ICE in front of the terminal and put on the van. She had a suitcase with stickers so it appears that she had flew in not the other way around. Now, based on everything I know, if you are denied entry to the US, you are sent home on the next plane. I am curious in what kind of scenario would one make it though the customs and security and get detained afterwards? It is possible that she was detained in the process and brought out....but I  can't figure out why would they bring her iut and handcuff instead of sending her home? 

It could be as simple as outstanding warrant of arrest by ICE and when she is check in.or check out at LAX, red flag appeared and they had to arrest her.

many chinese overstay there visa while working illegally here or finding their usc potential husband or fake asylum as many say they fear religious prosecution in china as christians (but they are recent chriatians:))

[Lebanese23 303]

On 8/19/2019 at 6:11 AM, stacyt said:

I was flying out of LAX international terminal, and witnessed a quite disturbing incident: a well-dressed asian girl was put in handcuffs by ICE in front of the terminal and put on the van. She had a suitcase with stickers so it appears that she had flew in not the other way around. Now, based on everything I know, if you are denied entry to the US, you are sent home on the next plane. I am curious in what kind of scenario would one make it though the customs and security and get detained afterwards? It is possible that she was detained in the process and brought out....but I  can't figure out why would they bring her iut and handcuff instead of sending her home? 

It’s been reported that immigration authorities have been waiting for passengers bound for flights out of the U.S. inside the airport terminal’s boarding ramp. They are supposedly going after immigrants that have overstayed their visa. It is certain that some of these violators also have a criminal record and were hoping to make it back to their home country to avoid prosecution. However, making it past the airline’s gate agents no longer guarantees they are home free.

[Boiler 43,388]

How can an immigrant overstay their visa?

[Lebanese23 303]

51 minutes ago, Boiler said:

How can an immigrant overstay their visa?

Nonimmigrant*

[TBoneTX 43,008]

A recent post and reply to it have been split from this old thread (now closed) and moved to the Tourist Visas forum.