As a non US-citizen, I have, upon entering the US in the past, almost without fail been subjected to "additional scrutiny" and questions upon entry simply because I live on a farm, which triggers an automatic customs red-flag. (I understand the concern about having been on a farm - they don't want me importing foreign weed-seeds or insect eggs via my shoes. But the customs system makes no distinction between someone flagged for such concerns versus someone flagged for more legitimately nefarious reasons.)
Since things got more draconian it has become one of my very, very few non-negotiable conditions of contract that I do not travel to or through the USA or any of its territories. It's just not worth the hassle.
As a non US-citizen, I have, upon entering the US in the past, almost without fail been subjected to "additional scrutiny" and questions upon entry simply because I live on a farm, which triggers an automatic customs red-flag. (I understand the concern about having been on a farm - they don't want me importing foreign weed-seeds or insect eggs via my shoes. But the customs system makes no distinction between someone flagged for such concerns versus someone flagged for more legitimately nefarious reasons.)
Since things got more draconian it has become one of my very, very few non-negotiable conditions of contract that I do not travel to or through the USA or any of its territories. It's just not worth the hassle.