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- 1Immigration advocate sues border agents over warrantless phone search●Returning from vacation? The government can search your phone without a warrant
An immigration advocate has filed a lawsuit against US border agents after they demanded his cell phone as he returned from a trip abroad, challenging the government's practice of searching electronic devices at the border without a warrant. Commenters are debating the long-standing 'border search exception' to the Fourth Amendment and how far digital privacy rights should extend at ports of entry.