Dear European friends,
Important advice from an American citizen.
Which border crossing would you recommend for entry into the US?
a) Land
b) Air (stateside)
c) Air preclearance in Ireland
I think preclearance in Ireland could currently be the least dangerous point of entry. What do you think?
For exit, I would probably try to use a land border, if I can.
But all of that is just hypothetical as I have no plans to travel to US.
Oh and, actually, unfriendliness of CBP, ICE and TSA has been a long-standing issue even before Trump.
@hallunke23 @AliceStollmeyer tangent but why is preclearance in ireland a thing, in general? specifically ireland? is there some weird unique quirk there?
I think it exists because many US soldiers posted abroad fly via Ireland. TIL that US CBP in Ireland isn't allowed to carry guns.
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/us-cbp-preclearance-ireland-explained/index.html
@hallunke23 @AliceStollmeyer very interesting! thanks