nightmare getting in even with Green Card

[Tiekey 1]

Just returned to the US after an absence of just under one month. Arrived into JFK, and presented my passport and Green Card to the Official. He took my fingerprints and photo, and without saying another word, let me off to Secondary.

After waiting in Secondary, I was called to the desk, and immediatly subject to a barrage of questions:

"How many times have you been arrested?" (never) - he looked at me with disbelief

"What about court - how many times have you been tried in front of a judge, cited etc" (never).

Then he asked what parts of the US I'd been in (I told him, NY, NJ, MA, FL, PA, CT). He asked if I'd ever been to Vegas, Arizona, or Arkansas. I answered "no".

He asked me where I'd been in the UK when I was out of the country.

Then a bunch of questions about my wife and kids and employment.

Finally he stamped me in, and let me through.

This was my first entry into the US since getting my Green Card.

My question is: is this normal? I have never ever had a criminal record, either in the US or abroad, and have been arrested. Was this just random, or have they mixed me up with someone with the same name who robbed a casino in Vegas and ran off to Arizona?

Will I be subject to this every time?

Thanks

[Deep2009 18]

It must be a random check... it can happen to anyone.

[Krikit 1,165]

It's either one of two things. Your name matched, or closely matched, someone who's been in trouble with the law. Or your picture did. Did they do a fingerprint check?

The other thing is that you drew the lucky number on a random check. This has happened to me a few times. The last time it happened they were nice enough to explain it to me. The computer generates a random check and, once it pops up on their monitor, they have no choice but to send you to secondary. It's nothing you did wrong.

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

Was this just random, or have they mixed me up with someone with the same name who robbed a casino in Vegas and ran off to Arizona?

Will I be subject to this every time?

Thanks

It's not normal. I think the latter since it got so specific. There is a thing on CBP website you can file if it is too much or too often.

https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/11/kw/I%20am%20questioned%20in%20secondary%20often/sno/1

[Tiekey 1]

They took my fingerprints at primary.

I have now applied for TRIP, so will hopefully see what's going on.

Thanks