Rogier Van Bakel on His Family's Mistreatment by Border Officials
Abuses and shenanigans by U.S. border agents are nothing new, but for Rogier Van Bakel, it turned personal. Returning to the United States at a border crossing in Maine, he and his young daughters were hassled, briefly detained, and ultimately released only when he agreed to delete a recording of the incident.
The reason they were given for their mistreatment? "Because."
