I have dual citizenship (Brazil and US) and recently entered the US, coming back from a trip to Europe.
I was with my 9yo son, my fiancé (not my son’s mother) and her 9yo nephew. All three of us have US passports.
We crossed the border into the US through Philly, and at no time we were asked for travel authorization for the kids, which was a big surprise to me.
My fiancé and her mother have crossed the US border multiple times with her nephew/grandson and were never asked for travel authorization.
Unless I’m missing something, this sounds like an enabler to human-trafficking. On this day and age, why would the border agents not ask for travel authorizations?
Although I had a notarized authorization from the Mom, I don’t think I should be able to cross a border without being properly checked.
The same happened when entering Portugal.
My mind was blown.
How come we were not checked for traveling with the kids?
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Question: weren’t your passports checked at any time during this travel? I don’t get your question.
When I have traveled internationally as a kid, as an adult in the company of kids etc. the passport is the only travel document we’ve had. Why would that not be enough?
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