Why does the US sometimes stamp its own citizens' passports?

Why does the US sometimes stamp its own citizens' passports?

9/23/2021 12:05:09 AM

Would these stamps always be given on request (e.g., for Americans who want to prove that they did not overstay in a foreign country)?

No, according to https://stuff.mit.edu/people/stransky/us_entry_passport_stamps.html (mirror):

Ports of entry I’ve used with no stamp received, even after asking:

  • Laurier, Washington
  • San Ysidro, California
  • El Paso, Texas
  • Detroit Tunnel, Michigan
  • Falcon Dam, Texas
  • Heart Island, New York
  • West Berkshire, Vermont
5/15/2019 9:31:02 AM

I had the same experience in on July 13 last year and submitted a question to CBP.

Response from CBP

Dear Paul,

Thank you for contacting the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Information Center.

CBP officers usually do not stamp US passports because many people
travel frequently and the passports would quickly fill up. The CBP
officers may stamp the passport at their discretion or if a person
requests it.

Please reply to this email if you have other questions.

Thank you again for contacting our office.

Mark

My suspicion is such incidents happen when CBP officers who hitherto were processing noncitizens (whose passports must be stamped) are moved to process citizens and mistakenly do the stamping from muscle memory.

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