Andre said he was instead put in a special line where he was sniffed thoroughly by a dog.
Its one of the many times Ive been racially profiled at the airport, he added.
He likened the practice to former New York City mayor Rudy Giulianis controversial stop-and-frisk-esque nonsense program.
US actor Eric Andre arrives for the premiere of “Trolls: Band Together” at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California, on November 15, 2023.VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images
I do not want to be humiliated or racially discriminated against anymore at these airports, Andre said.
I shouldnt be made to feel that I am unaccepted by entering a country.
Shame on the people at the Melbourne Airport that have this cockamamie procedure.
I doubt it yields any safer world for anybody in Melbourne or Australia.
We welcome all passengers to Melbourne, and we expect everyone to be treated equally.
Those agencies have now provided a response to Mr Andre.
This is not the first time Andre said hes experienced being unfairly profiled while traveling.
The case is currently being appealed in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
