Wait, I see the distinction you are making, and my daughter is in the US line to go through customs in the US, so perhaps that is the difference.
On a lighter note, it is ironic that someone with the handle Sven Magnussen confused Sweden with Switzerland. :)
I didn’t confuse Sweden with Switzerland. I said I wasn’t familiar with Swiss customs procedure. At best, I didn’t pay attention to the country you referenced because I was thinking of a response to the ridiculous assertion ICE waves Unaccompanied Minors through customs because grandma and grandpa are patiently waiting. The implications for a breakdown in efforts to combat Human Trafficking and Smuggling of Contraband are unfathomable.
If an American minor is abandoned at a customs and border inspection station, ICE will contact local law enforcement or make an exception due to tolerance. If a foreign national minor is abandoned at a customs and border inspection station, such as Barry Soetoro was in 1971, ICE will take the child into Federal protective custody.