'They took me into a cell': Indian-origin YouTuber MrWhoseTheBoss reveals 'inhuman' experience with US border control

Arun Rupesh Maini, popularly known as 'MrWhoseTheBoss' is a prominent British-Indian tech YouTuber. Based in London, he is known for having one of the largest tech channels. Recently, the content creator has entered the conversation for something other than his videos.

In an interview with Dexerto, Maini answered 20 questions he was never asked before. One of the questions was about the biggest offer he had turned down to date and the answer left fans reeling with shock. "So this isn't the biggest offer I have turned down. This is the biggest offer I was never able to make," he said.

Maini revealed that a few years back, he got a $300,000 offer to cover a high-tech stadium being built in the US. "I was like buzzing. And I've never told anyone this before," he added.

The YouTuber flew to the US and got interviewed by border control. "They said what are you here for? And, they said come this way." They took him to a back room and said that Maini wasn't allowed to take his phone out there.

"So I had like all the people from sponsor and stuff like that waiting for me at the pickup area and I couldn't tell them that I had been pulled into this room," he shared. Maini stayed in the room for a couple of hours and said it had become "accusatory."

Eventually, he said the officials took him into a deeper room and made him feel scared. "All the guards were armed. They took me into a cell and they actually took my clothes off and felt around in all sorts of ways. Very violating stuff, let's just say," he revealed.

While they let him put his clothes back on, Maini was still stuck in the cell, unable to contact anyone or let his family know where he was. "I remember feeling just like inhuman," he said with a heavy throat.

It was 26 hours later that he was set free, only to be deported. "They didn't even give me my phone till the flight had taken off. That's when I was able to text my family," he said while adding that every time he goes to the US now, he is taken to a second room and interviewed, since there is a "black mark" next to his name.

Netizens rally behind MrWhoseTheBoss

Numerous social media users reacted to the tale with shock and support for the YouTuber who has 22.5M subscribers.

"Bro it's crazy they can just do this to a person without providing any sensible explanation. Imagine how many people who don't have a platform this has happened to," wrote one user.

"Strip searches and 26hr detention for a sponsored gig is intense," added another.

"That's one of the purest examples of racism you will ever see," claimed one.

"That sounds like a really rough experience. Border control procedures can be intense, but stripping someone completely feels excessive. Hope he’s doing okay after that," wrote one.