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  • Jun 12, 2011, 02:35 PM
    luvuabbayesua
    Do I have a felony?
    If I was detained at the U.S. Mexico border, and fingerprinted, and photoed, and detained, hours let go, never told if everything was cleared, than every time I cross pulled into secondary, do I have a felony on my record? I have no record prior nor do have any paperwork on this.
  • Jun 12, 2011, 02:45 PM
    Fr_Chuck

    You have a felony if you were arrested, and charged, appeared in court and either plead or were convicted.

    You are detained at customs if you match a profile of someone who smuggles things or if your name matches a name on a watch list.

    They did a photo and fingerprint most likely ( my best guess) to see if you matched a wanted person in the system.
  • Jun 12, 2011, 03:18 PM
    luvuabbayesua
    Comment on Fr_Chuck's post
    Thank you for your answer, I believe it has helped me a lot
  • Jun 12, 2011, 03:21 PM
    luvuabbayesua
    How long are you on a watch list
    I was detained at customs, and every time I cross I am pulled to secondary, will I be on a watchlist indefinitely? Is their something I can do to change that?

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