What exactly can US immigration search or ask me to do to enter the US
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- Aparna Patel
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- 9 Aug, 2023
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9/8/2017 2:12:03 AM
That’s a complicated legal question should probably better off in StackExchange Law.
Some light reading to get started
- http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/smartphone-laptop-searches-know-rights/ : overview
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Arnold : CBS can search your electronics without reason
- http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2013/03/08/09-10139.pdf : but not always
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riley_v._California : police has significant less leeway than the CBP
So in essence the border control has very wide authority (much more than regular police). The exact limits of this authority are occasionally tested in court so they are not quite clear. However, the likelihood of being exposed to this are quite small.
I have done the dance probably 100+ times by now and only once had an extended discussion with a CBP officer (which was admittedly bizarre since I had perfectly good papers and three small kids on tow).
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