Why Is CBP Detaining American Citizens?

为何美国公民会被美国海关和边境保护局拘留?

What A Day

2026-08-26

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We’ve all seen how Customs and Border Protection has run roughshod over the civil rights of immigrants both legal and undocumented alike across the country. But if you’re an American citizen, you might not think that these abuses could ever happen to you. In fact, maybe the only time you’ve ever even seen Border Protection agents has been at the airport. And yet, that’s where journalist Matthew Petti got detained for hours by Border agents. Now he’s trying to figure out what happened and how to make sure it doesn’t happen to anyone else. We spoke with Matthew about his experience with CBP and your rights as an American at the airport. And in headlines, Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods, two people in Pennsylvania have died from measles, and a federal judge rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid for prison release. Show Notes: Check out Matthew's story – tinyurl.com/bdz6cj4d Call Congress – 202-224-3121 Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/y4y2e9jy What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/ For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com
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  • Around hour three of this, I just go up to the reception desk and I say, I need to use your phone.

  • They were a little bit confused, like our phone.

  • I said, yeah, I need to speak to my lawyer.

  • They said, you can't do that.

  • I said, well, I'm an American.

  • You can't just detain me indefinitely.

  • And they said a line that I think is pretty crazy.

  • It's not indefinite.

  • We'll let you know.

  • Just like, all right, so it's indefinite for me.

  • It's not indefinite for you.

  • It's indefinite for me.

  • I'm Jane Koston, and this is What A Day, a show saying goodbye to the great Dolly Parton.

  • The absolute legend and icon of music and movies passed away today at the age of 80,

  • which seems impossible because how could Dolly Parton ever possibly die?

  • In lieu of flowers, the family is asking donations to be made to Dolly's Imagination Library,

  • which has gifted over 330 million books to children around the world.

  • Because when Dolly Parton put her mind to it, she could do pretty much anything.

  • On today's show, we talk about customs and border protection

  • and the risks even American citizens face from Trump's immigration regime with Reason Magazine's Matthew Petty.