This person was under "investigation" for protesting against cop city. The authorities were waiting for him to turn up at a place where the law would give them more power.

They were never going to let him just walk in. Eventually, they'd have to, possibly after lawyers and news would get involved, but it's not like saying "no" was going to end the ordeal right away.

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refurb 9 hours ago | parent [-]

Maybe, but being detained for a couple hours is better than committing a felony, no?

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jeroenhd 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It depends on how "native" you look perhaps, but you can be detained for more than a week and a half if the border authorities don't like you: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/us-citizen-j...

Of course they shouldn't do that to US citizens, but they also shouldn't be targetting protestors they have a personal gripe with.

	▲	refurb 29 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I mean the guy didn’t have proper documentation and admitted to illegally entering the US (not at a crossing I assume). It’s a completely different situation.

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LtWorf 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

A couple of hours sounds like you don't have any knowledge of how these things go.

	▲	refurb 28 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		As someone who immigrated to the US and has been detained in secondary inspection I can assure you I do have knowledge in this area.