‘Never come to the U.S. again!’ Video shows alleged border officer yelling at Canadian driver

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A video showing what looks to be a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer yelling at a Canadian tourist to “never come to the U.S. again” is being investigated by the CBP.

The 39-second video, uploaded to social media sites, was taken from inside a vehicle travelling south on highway I90 in New York State, a few kilometres from the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge that connects Queenston, Ont., with Lewiston, N.Y.

It shows what looks to be a male CBP officer with an insignia on his sleeve, driving a grey pickup in the next lane. The man leans out and shouts, several times: “Never come to the U.S. again!”

The video includes captions that say: “Honked at my Ontario plate and now on my ass 2 miles from border.” The captions also say, “Sees camera. Gets shy. Tries to run,” as the pickup passes the car and speeds away. It adds: “No turn signal.”

The video ends with a map showing where the altercation took place, which says it happened at about 7:55 a.m. on Sept. 22.

National Post reached out to the New York State CBP office and received the following response from Mike Niezgoda, a spokesperson with the agency: “U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stresses honor and integrity in every aspect of our mission. CBP employees, officers and agents perform their duties with honor and distinction, working tirelessly every day to keep our country safe. CBP is committed to ensuring that all employees are held to the highest standards of integrity, professionalism, and personal conduct.”

CBP said it is conducting a managerial review of this incident, adding that while federal privacy laws prohibit discussing individual cases, CBP takes all allegations of employee misconduct seriously and strives to be as transparent as possible regarding the release of investigative information to the public through its annual report. The most recent such report available online is from the fiscal year 2023.