CBP $5k SENTRI Fines: Complaint filed in Federal Court
I have filed Petitions for Remission of the $5,000 fine imposed by CBP for non-SENTRI pass holders stuck in the SENTRI lane. I have filed several of these petitions in the past year or so. The public has a right to know about the legality and transparency behind CBP imposing these considerable fines. The public should also know whether or not CBP imposes a different fine for the NEXUS lane (at the Canadian border) versus the SENTRI lane at the southern border.
Through my excellent attorney Bardis Vakili we filed a Freedom of Information Act request to determine the transparency and accountability of this CBP practice. CBP did not reply to the FOIA request. We have, therefore, just filed a complaint in federal court. Hopefully, this effort will bring transparency to this program. Let's see what happens!