Facewatch: self-reported discrimination from an automated decision

The author was repeatedly detained for an hour at US Customs when traveling on their Spanish passport because an automated database system mistakenly identified them as someone who had overstayed a Green Card.

Date it happened

2026-08-08

Organisation involved

Facewatch

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