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		alexey-salmin on June 11, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Australian Border Force searched phones of 10k tra... They can refuse entry at any time, and legally speaking it's not punishment

_dp9d on June 11, 2024 [–]

No country can refuse entry to it's own citizen.

They must admit a citizen, but they can then arrest them immediately.

alexey-salmin on June 11, 2024 | [–]

Right, but this subtree was specifically about non-citizens.

> Does it apply to non-citizens?

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