Border Cops Can Search Your Phone Whenever They Want, If You're Within 100 Miles of the Border

Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Coming back from a far-flung vacation? Traveling abroad on a business trip? Just happen to find yourself within 100 miles of a U.S. border? I regret to inform ...

CBP Phone Searches: US Citizens’ Rights as Man Charged Over Device Wiping

Prosecutors allege that a man provided CBP agents with a passcode that wiped the contents of his phone during an airport ...
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Your Phone Can Be Searched at the Border Without a Warrant: Seventh Circuit Reaffirms CBP Authority

A recent reminder to international travelers that the contents of their phone may be subject to inspection when entering the United States came ...

Returning to the U.S.? Court says agents can search your phone without a warrant

Here's what a 4th Circuit ruling says about how and when federal agents can search your phones at airports.
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TSA can't search your phone, but CBP will - here's why

The biggest misunderstanding about airport phone searches is assuming every airport officer has the same authority. The reality is that your legal rights change completely depending on the federal ...

US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search

A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that ...
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Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High

Customs and Border Protection agents searched nearly 15,000 devices from April through June of this year, a nearly 17 percent spike over the previous three-month high in 2022. United States Custom and ...