Warrantless Searches of Electronic Devices at U.S. Border on Rise; ACLU, EFF File Lawsuit
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of Massachusetts, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), filed a lawsuit this Wednesday, September 13th, in an effort to halt warrantless searches of smartphones, laptops and other electronic devices at the U.S. border. Since 2009, both U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have specific policies which allow ICE and CBP officers to search electronic devices seized at the b