Originally Posted by
Carrier
Not weird, just normal American arrogance to have their government agencies operating openly in other countries. Do these subject countries have no pride that they let their sovereignty be usurped?
By no means the only occurrence of immigration authorities operating in overseas countries. UK uniformed immigration staff operate at both the Eurostar train stations and the cross-channel ferry departure ports in France, meaning that when you arrive in the UK you just walk straight off. In recent times with the growth of "asylum seeking" travellers, the ability for authorities to reject travellers at point of departure, when they are unable to claim asylum in the country of arrival, has become more significant.