John , so sorry you had such a horrible ordeal we have been very lucky over the years going to the states. but last February my daughter and I encountered a very rude customs man in San Francisco airport ,he asked for my ESPA number ,and although I had got one I didnt take it with me believing the Green Form was sufficient ,he told me I should have it but his collegue and said that in fact I was correct and the green form sufficed , that obviously maddened him because then he asked me what was the number of my flight, (I had just put in Aer Lingus) and seeing that there was only one Aer Lingus flight on that day that would be enough for 99%of customs officers but not my Buddy , I called over a fellow passenger who gave me the number and off we went .
Strangely only that Customs Officer was behaving like that on that occasion.
Dont let it put you off visiting the States , chances are that ordeal will hopefully never be repeated again.
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