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Immigration advocate sues border agents over warrantless phone search
Original: Returning from vacation? The government can search your phone without a warrant
An immigration advocate is suing US border agents after they demanded access to his cell phone when he returned from travel abroad. The lawsuit challenges the long-standing claim that searches of devices at the border do not require a warrant, a policy that lets officials inspect Americans' personal phones without the probable cause normally required. Legal observers say the case could test the limits of the border search exception to the Fourth Amendment, which privacy advocates argue was never meant to cover digital data.
Why now: Travelers are alarmed to learn border agents can search personal phones without a warrant, and the new lawsuit puts the practice in the headlines.
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