Passport control formalities for former US citizen at US POE [closed]

My wife and I are former US citizens and need to travel to the US. My wife is terrified of the horror stories about CBP and Passport Control. We are both citizens of a VWP country, employed, and have family in the US. Both passports are biometric, brand-new, and without stamps. We both have ESTA approvals.

Has any other former US citizen been sent to secondary screening and delayed at US airports?

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Do you go through passport control when leaving US?

In most countries you go through immigration not just when you arrive, but when you leave too. In the US there are no 'exit controls. ' When you go to the airport you get off a connecting flight and right onto your international flight, no more security and no immigration.

How long can a US citizen remain outside of the US?

International Travel U.S. immigration law assumes that a person admitted to the United States as an immigrant will live in the United States permanently. Remaining outside the United States for more than one year may result in a loss of Lawful Permanent Resident status.

Who can use automated passport control?

Who is eligible to use APC? U.S. citizens, U.S. legal permanent residents, Canadian citizens, eligible Visa Waiver Program participants, and travelers entering with B1/B2, C1/D, or D visa can utilize APC kiosks.

Can US permanent residents travel back to US?

A permanent resident (called lawful permanent resident or LPR) or conditional resident (CR) who has remained outside the United States for longer than one year, or beyond the validity period of a Re-entry Permit, will require a new immigrant visa to enter the United States and resume permanent residence.

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