school. Am I probably "flagged"? I realize that my question sounds kinda silly because of the word "accidentally", so let me elaborate on it...
I'm a U.S. citizen, and I was coming back into the U.S. from Canada by car. I was alone, and the border guard was asking me a lot of questions that made me nervous, just because I'm not used to it. He asked me, "When's the last time you smoked marijuana?", and even though I've never smoked it, I said "Uhh, when I was a kid... high school..."
So I lied and admitted to something I didn't even do, and I don't know why. Maybe I subconciously thought in that split-second that if I said "never" that he wouldn't believe me, because most people have tried marijuana at least once. Who knows why I said it.
Anyway, he asked a couple more questions and then told me to go ahead, and that was the end of it. But did he likely "flag" me because of what I said? Did he probably make some sort of note in my "file" that I'm a person to watch out for next time I cross... or anything like that?
Thanks!
I'm a U.S. citizen, and I was coming back into the U.S. from Canada by car. I was alone, and the border guard was asking me a lot of questions that made me nervous, just because I'm not used to it. He asked me, "When's the last time you smoked marijuana?", and even though I've never smoked it, I said "Uhh, when I was a kid... high school..."
So I lied and admitted to something I didn't even do, and I don't know why. Maybe I subconciously thought in that split-second that if I said "never" that he wouldn't believe me, because most people have tried marijuana at least once. Who knows why I said it.
Anyway, he asked a couple more questions and then told me to go ahead, and that was the end of it. But did he likely "flag" me because of what I said? Did he probably make some sort of note in my "file" that I'm a person to watch out for next time I cross... or anything like that?
Thanks!