SENTRI NEWS
U.S. CBP SENTRI officers issued a notice recently to the effect that any SENTRI user detected unloading passengers from their vehicle prior to
entering the SENTRI lane may have their SENTRI card taken away. It was not unusual to have a SENTRI user have passengers that do not have SENTRI, and
prior to entering the CBP SENTRI inspection, the Non-SENTRI passengers would get off and they could walk across into the USA using the pedestrian
gate. The SENTRI office said that they will take away SENTRI privileges to any SENTRI user caught transporting non-SENTRI passengers and the unloading
them prior to entering SENTRI inspection. For more information you can contact the SENTRI office. http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/ports/ca/2506.xm...krafty - 2-1-2011 at 08:22 AM
boy that sucks-we do it all the timeBigOly - 2-1-2011 at 09:22 AM
And the noose gets tighter!bajasammy - 2-1-2011 at 09:37 AM
Jan. 27th, 2011
After much confusion, Customs and Border Protection has issued the message below clarifying that they ARE NOT taking SENTRI cards away from people who
drop off non-SENTRI passengers prior to arriving at SENTRI inspection booths.
Please read message below for details.
Have a nice day.
Eduardo "Lalo" Acosta
R.L. Jones San Diego
(619)661-8182 ext 1100
(619)661-8181 Fax
eacosta@rljones.com
To All;
CBP has not and at this time is not revoking SENTRI cards when we detect SENTRI members unloading passengers from their vehicle while in the SENTRI
lanes.
Due to the danger of having people walking in vehicle lanes, CBP is asking that all non-SENTRI passengers be dropped off prior to entering into the
United States. Please be aware that US territory extends south of the primary inspection booths.
If you must drop off or unload passengers in the vehicle lanes, CBP is asking drivers to please make sure that you do not block traffic, cause any
type of traffic delay, or create a dangerous situation.
We are also asking that you remind your non-SENTRI passengers to go to the back of the pedestrian line.
If you have any questions about this please contact the SENTRI office at (619) 690-7600 or San Diego Field Office at (619) 652-9966 and press 0 for
the operator.
Jaclyn Cooper
Management and Program Analyst
US Customs and Border Protection
Office of Field Operations - San Diego Field Office
610 W. Ash St., Suite 1200
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 652-9966 ext. 193
BB: (619) 417-0761
Fax: (619) 645-6643Woooosh - 2-1-2011 at 09:52 AM
another happy ending wessongroup - 2-1-2011 at 10:00 AM
Good luck and getting them to go to the back of the line... was always surprised at how folks would let them into line...
State side, think there would have been fist fights...Woooosh - 2-1-2011 at 10:08 AM
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Originally posted by wessongroup
Good luck and getting them to go to the back of the line... was always surprised at how folks would let them into line...
State side, think there would have been fist fights...
Alternating? In Mexico? fat chance. Every car they can sneak ahead of is considered a personal victory.krafty - 2-1-2011 at 11:56 AM
good news-our guests would not think of cutting inCyanide41 - 2-1-2011 at 01:44 PM
Wow! I am glad there was a revision to the originally posted news.
Bedlam at the Border
MrBillM - 2-1-2011 at 04:40 PM
Coming North last week, we were plugging along in the usual Madness and Mayhem with the Idiots jumping from lane to lane and others staying within two
inches of the back bumper for whatever reason when SUDDENLY there started to be an "Attempted" mass exodus from our lane and
determination on the part of those in the other lanes not to let anyone in. W-T-F ?
Since we were moving so slow anyway, the wife got out and walked up to see what was going on.
Lane was closed. Light still Green, but gate closed and agent gone.
After a few "tentative" attempts to merge (New Truck), I gave up and decided to just wait for a Gap. HAH ! Fat Chance.
After awhile, the wife jumps back out, walks over to the next lane and says to the driver "They closed our lane. Will you let us over" ?
And, he did.
She does come in handy at times.
Speaking of WTF moments, while waiting earlier, I felt a very small bump. Puzzled, I asked the wife "Did that car behind us hit" ?
"No, she says. Must have been a bump in the road".
TODAY, driving to the Doc's, she says "BTW, that bump WAS the car behind us. Knowing you'd flip out, wouldn't accomplish anything and just make the
situation worse, I waited to tell you about it. Besides, it didn't leave a mark".
