Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said U.S. customs officers can’t have the same legal protection at Nexus enrolment centres as they do at preclearance halls in Canadian airports as
wants the same protection for them as is guaranteed to its preclearance officers at Canadian land crossings and airports under a 2019 binational agreement. Nexus is a joint program and requires applicants to be interviewed by both Canadian and U.S. customs officers before approval is granted.
He said Americans who work in preclearance areas enjoy legal protections because “travellers are moving immediately on to the United States as opposed to Nexus enrolment centres where they are away from official ports of entry.” Mr. Mendicino said he discussed the possibility of virtual interviews with U.S. customs offices when he recently held talks with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. But the U.S. official at the embassy told The Globe that the virtual option is not practical and is unlikely to get off the ground.
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