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My phone was searched at LAX, which apparently is the new normal - LA Times
'Eventually one of the agents pounced, as if catching me at last in a deception: “You went to Gaziantep — Gaziantep, a border city!'
'When I asked the second one to please be gentle with my injured back, she gave me a sharp jab instead. '
'I was required to undergo a final interrogation in the small open area where the boarding ramp meets the aircraft. '
'One of the happiest moments in my life was the day in 1999 when I became an American citizen. '
'I was required yet again to undergo a body search and to have my purse and carry-on emptied. '
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this was a "random" check of someone going to the middle east wearing a burka. Not that big of a shock.