Every day, customs officers at airports nationwide pore over documents of thousands of travelers flying into the country. They decide who gets in and who doesn't. We follow a customs officer doing this work at LAX, and talk to a traveler who’s been denied entry and is being sent back to Venezuela.
Immigration through the eyes of a customs officer at LAX
Members of the US Customs and Border Protection’s Admissibility Review Unit at LAX huddle around a computer screen as they review a traveler’s documentation. Photo by Benjamin Gottlieb.
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