That's why DOGE replaced the call center reps at US Customs and Immigration with a chatbot that tells you to read a PDF and then disconnects the call:
https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/06/doge-ball/#n-600
The Trump administration doesn't want to hear from immigrants who are trying to file their bewildering paperwork correctly.
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Cory Doctorow
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