Quote Originally Posted by BuffCyclist View Post
Am I being detained?

Asking that over and over no matter what question the BP agent asks you is being belligerent and frankly, quite rude. If you don't want to answer their questions, the get your facts straight and know what laws/amendments/whatever they are violating by asking you the question and interrupting your travel.
The agent never answered the very pertinent question that was being asked. The citizen needed to know the answer in order to be able to either leave or exercise their 5th amendment rights. I guess that I would have to say that the agent ignoring the question that was being repeatedly asked was acting in a belligerent manner as well.