Expect extra questions, take a burner phone: Immigration lawyers weigh in on travel to the U.S. [Video]

Amid stories of travellers facing hurdles or even being detained at the U.S. border, some immigration lawyers say Canadians should expect extra questioning, have plenty of documents on hand and carry a burner phone.

Two lawyers interviewed by CBC News say they’re fielding lots of questions about air and land travel to and from the U.S., with many worried about clearing U.S. Customs and Border Protection as rules change under President Donald Trump. 

Heather Segal, an immigration lawyer and founding partner of Segal Immigration Law in Toronto, said on Monday that her inbox is flooded with questions.

“There’s been much more heightened security and heightened investigations at the border,” she said. “There is just tremendous fear, fear for numerous reasons. First of all, there’s fear of getting detained. There’s fear of not getting into the United States.”

Segal said people are afraid they will be stopped, worried about what they …