There may be more to the initial "border crossing" than the one sided reporting implies, i dont know the area.
However i have had the misfortune to face US border protection at airports on a couple of occasions. As has several people i know who confirm my opinion. I can say with hand on heart that US customs and border protection personel are the most obnoxious, power crazed bunch of little hitlers I have ever been faced with?
This is saying something profound considering i have, in the past had 6 Kalashnikovs cocked and pointed at me for tripping a metal detector at what was an eastern bloc airport.
I had two sub machine guns pointed at me at an airport (took a wrong turn in a pretty backwards country).
Only time I was ever called 'Sir' but heard it as a very real threat.
So you've got me well and truly beaten. 6 assault rifles is impressive. You must look dangerous.