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fernirello | 2 years ago
Once that happens, CBP can initiate expedited removal proceedings: you are forced into some cell in the airport, without access to legal counsel or any possibility of communicating with the outside world, in some cases without access to the medications you need to take... until it's time for the next flight to the country that issued your passport. Since you've effectively been deported, you can get hit with a 5-yr ban on reentering the US. And you'll have a lot of explaining to do every time you apply for a visa for any country for the rest of your life, because the "Have you ever been deported?" little question is everywhere.
All this could happen, and has happened. (Not going into the side issues of what it takes for visas in various categories to be revoked, or why Trump's travel ban got watered down: which actually happened for a different reason)
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scheme271|2 years ago
"Lawful Permanent Residents (green card holders or LPRs): You only have to answer questions establishing your identity and permanent residency (in addition to customs-related questions). Refusal to answer other questions will likely cause delay, but officials may not deny you entry into the U.S. for failure to answer other questions. LPR status may be revoked only by an immigration judge. Do not give up your green card voluntarily!"
Which strongly implies that CBP can't use expedited removal or consider you inadmissable when you apply for entry. You could certainly be detained until you are seen by a judge though (probably not much better) and I've heard of people being pressured by CBP to fill out a I407 (surrendering your LPR status) and then being removed.