The Nigerian fellow isn’t the only one; an Australian software engineer entering the country was also given a computer science test from a CBP agent uneducated in computer science.

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“‘I’ve got a problem, I’m trying to write a computer program, can you help me?’”

Thornton said he was so surprised he didn’t know what to think.

“I was a little bit taken aback, because I thought I was going to get straight in.

“He started to read off his computer, and I got the feeling he was trying to trick me. I just wanted to get into the US, so I said: ‘Of course’.”

He said the officer appeared to be mid to senior level, and there’s no chance the conversation would have been overheard by anyone else in line.

For the next few minutes, he was forced to prove his worth — even given a pen and paper to record his answers.

“He administered a literal computer science test. It wasn’t a savant-level one like you hear of at Google, but it was definitely a test.

“The vibe I got was weird. He asked me a question, then asked me a follow-up question to prove I wasn’t lying.

“Do they not allow bad software engineers into the United States?” Thornton joked.