Regardless of the reason for travel, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials have the authority to search people’s phones and other devices as they determine who is allowed to enter the ...

so any person is subject to being questioned and their electronic devices – including phones, tablets and laptops – searched by border agents regardless of immigration status. Travelers can ...

All travelers crossing the United States border are subject to CBP inspection. On rare occasions, CBP officers may search a traveler’s mobile phone, computer, camera, or other electronic devices ...

But restrictive border policies impede the mobile phone's lifesaving potential. The need and desire to migrate to the U.S. has only grown in recent decades, but the U.S.'s embrace of immigration ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — There have been reports of people being turned away at airports and border crossings over messages found on their phones and laptops. "Customs and Border protection can ask you ...

But restrictive border policies impede the mobile phone’s lifesaving potential. The need and desire to migrate to the U.S. has only grown in recent decades, but the U.S.’s embrace of ...

The U.S.-Mexico border as seen with a thermal camera in Lukeville, Ariz., on Dec. 8, 2023. John Moore/Getty Images ...