tenant2021
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My wife's sister was detained at Minneapolis airport. She was already through security as she just flew in from Kansas City. She was on the way to a connecting flight when she was detained. She has been living in the USA and studying for several years and almost done with her PHD. She has Russian citizenship. She was on the way to Greenland to perform physics experiments. She also had some equipment anyone can buy off Amazon (antennas and some other equipment for experiment).
They brought her to a room for 1 hour and 30 minutes yelling at her, and demanding to know her military rank. She provided letters and documents from here university, yet they kept interrogating her. She was eventually able to leave without further incident.
Were her rights violated? What authority allows someone to be detained based on their country of citizenship and equipment (anyone can buy off Amazon)? Why would they be detained after the first leg of their trip?
They brought her to a room for 1 hour and 30 minutes yelling at her, and demanding to know her military rank. She provided letters and documents from here university, yet they kept interrogating her. She was eventually able to leave without further incident.
Were her rights violated? What authority allows someone to be detained based on their country of citizenship and equipment (anyone can buy off Amazon)? Why would they be detained after the first leg of their trip?
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