US visa – A social media post alleges a traveller with a valid B-1/B-2 visa was refused entry at Los Angeles International Airport and held in CBP custody for about three days, with his family and friends unable to contact him. The post says he briefly sent a message sh
When a traveller touched down at Los Angeles International Airport. a valid B-1/B-2 visitor visa was supposed to be enough to get through. Instead. the person who shared the story on Reddit says he was denied entry and kept by US Customs and Border Protection. and that the family has been unable to reach him for days.
The case came to light after a Reddit user wrote that a friend—travelling on a valid B-1/B-2 visa—was refused entry on arrival at LAX and held in CBP custody. The post said the traveller had been in custody for about 3 days, with neither the poster nor the traveller’s family able to contact him.
The timing of the communication gap is what has made the situation feel unbearable for people trying to locate him. The traveller. according to the post. managed to send a brief message shortly after landing—sharing that his visa had been denied and that CBP was holding him. The message lasted only minutes. After that short window, the Reddit user said his phone became completely inactive, and no further updates followed.
As days passed, relatives reportedly grew more worried without any information about what was happening during the detention. The original post described uncertainty and mounting frustration as attempts to reach him failed.
The Reddit user also placed the situation in the context of a previous trip. The traveller, the post said, had visited the United States about 7 to 8 months earlier and stayed for around 4 to 5 months. The poster stressed that, in that earlier visit, the person did not overstay the period authorised by immigration officials.
But the post adds a detail that may help explain why the arrival ended in a denial. The user claimed the traveller ran low on money during that earlier stay and did some under-the-table food delivery work for a short time. The poster framed the new denial as possibly connected to that alleged unauthorised work. saying the person’s arrival refusal could reflect findings made by immigration authorities.
The post asked readers to consider the logic of that connection directly. suggesting CBP may have discovered evidence of a rule violation and linked it to the decision to deny entry. The Reddit user’s questions were stark: whether the alleged unauthorised employment could be a likely reason for being refused at the border.
Immigration experts cited in the post’s discussion emphasize a basic point that also lands hard in this story: holding a valid visa does not automatically guarantee entry into the United States. The account says CBP officers have authority to question arriving passengers and determine whether they remain eligible for admission. It also notes that unauthorised employment while visiting on a B-1/B-2 visitor visa can be treated as a violation of immigration rules. potentially affecting future travel and entry decisions.
For the people left waiting, the issue isn’t only whether a denial happened—it’s the silence that follows. A brief message after landing gave a single snapshot of the situation. then the connection went dead. leaving family and friends with only the hope that the traveller’s status will become clear before more days pass.
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