New "enhanced security measures" at the U.S. border mean Canadians may be faced with a different kind of experience as they head south over March Break.

"We can no longer take for granted that you're crossing into another country," immigration lawyer Eddie Kadri told CBC News.

Kadri points out that in the past, many Canadians took travel to the U.S. for granted, but with the new Donald Trump administration in Washington, D.C., it's becoming clear travel is a privilege, not a right.

Never lie. - Eddie Kadri, immigration lawyer

"Border officials have a wide degree of discretion and latitude," explained Kadri, and they use that latitude to determine who should and shouldn't be allowed across.

Additionally, your rights and freedoms as a Canadian, or American citizen, don't apply in the grey area of border security, Kadri said.

Even though it's unconstitutional to base entry based on a person's religion, Kadri said, those questions are being asked anyway.

Questions about religion, politics

"People are being asked: 'What's your religion, where do you practise ... what mosque do you go to, if you're Muslim,'" he said.

Officials are also asking people about their political leanings and feelings about President Trump, and there's little that can be done about it, Kadri said.

"We could sit here and debate wether or not those are legal questions, and in many circles academics will tell you they are not legal questions. But it's part of what's happening now and it really is hard to police because of the frailty of a traveller's rights – and the lack thereof – when they attend a US border."

Immigration lawyer Eddie Kadri says people should be prepared to answer a variety of questions at the U.S.-Canada border. (Submitted photo) Ultimately, Kadri feels border security is going through an adjustment phase, and this will be short lived.

Plan ahead before you travel

He has these tips for if you're planning to take a trip across the U.S. in the short term: