I came back to America in early May, and flew in to LAX.
I waited in line at customs.
When it was my turn, I walked up to the counter, where an immigration officer was seated.
I placed my passport, not opened, on the counter.
The officer instructed me to look into the camera mounted on the counter.
The officer never touched my passport.
That means, of course, he never opened it.
I looked into the camera for 2-3 seconds and then the officer said, "Okay, you're good to go, poptart."
He did not say poptart.
He said my first name, which he knew without ever touching my passport.
