You're probably right that it was a fuck-up. But given that she was carrying frog embryos and not something illegal I don't understand why the government would revoke her visa. Just give her a warning and move on.
The current make up of the executive, congress, the senate, and the judiciary.
I don’t see them in the street protesting for universal healthcare until it happens.
The public is nihilistic until their jobs are threatened, even then a single weekend warrior protest and back to the office. The sort of indifference for others until the issue hits home is endemic in America; see Republicans who hate gays until a niece or nephew comes out the closet. Sad, sad, people
Politicians come from American communities, families, schools… it’s a shame so many live with the stress of the cognitive dissonance of their lack of effort and their projection of empty platitudes and memes about themselves
I 100% agree with this, this is what the majority asked for (and probably still want, hatred seems to run deeper than self-interest).
It was illegal not declaring she was carrying embryos. Wasn't that clear from the article?
> Then, as she headed toward the baggage claim, a Border Patrol officer approached her and asked to search her suitcase. All she could think was that the embryo samples inside would be ruined; RNA degrades easily. She explained that she didn’t know the rules. The officer was polite, she recalled, and told her she would be allowed to leave.
I can't speak for Boston, but every American airport I've traveled through internationally has had you pick up bags at the baggage claim, then take it to customs. (After all, a bag search may be involved; you can't really declare something in your bag if you don't have your bag.) This timeline of events seems odd.
Immigration (can you enter) --> international baggage claim --> customs (can your stuff enter) --> transfer bag drop.
edit: Same setup for Boston, it seems?
https://www.jal.co.jp/jp/en/inter/airport/bos/info/
Immigration: "Customs declaration form - not required"
Then baggage claim, then...
Customs: "Please show your passport and customs declaration form. (Your customs declaration form will be collected here.) If you have any items to declare, please declare them to an official."
Not that you can reach that point without stating your declarations on the record. I think it was one of the kiosk stages.