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Since the start of the second Trump administration, there has been an uptick in foreign visitors to the US being denied entry, detained, or sent back to their original destinations. This includes citizens from Germany, the UK, and France, some of whom are legal residents with Green Cards. There are also plans to enact a new travel ban on more than 40 countries, subjecting visitors from certain nations to new scrutiny and automatic interviews at the border.
The new border enforcement measures are accompanied by aggressive attempts at surveillance extending to travelers' electronic devices, posing a threat to digital privacy and free expression. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has long considered US borders and airports a loophole in the US Constitution's Fourth Amendment protections, allowing them to detain travelers and search their devices. This has led to instances of CBP detainees, including journalists and security researchers, having their devices confiscated by agents.
In light of these developments, legal and security experts have offered advice to help preserve digital privacy while crossing American borders. However, given CBP's unpredictable and often undocumented practices, none of the experts claim to have a definitive solution for maintaining privacy at the American border.
All of this applies to America more than it has in the past. If I thought I were likely to be a targeted person, I would go through this same level of protection. - Ryan Lackey, Security Researcher
