The exact circumstances around the search are not known. But activist Samuel Tunick is charged with deleting data from a Google Pixel before CBP’s Tactical Terrorism Response Team could search it.
Legally, they cannot refuse entry to a US Citizen. Legally.
But just because someone is based in the US doesn’t mean they’re a citizen. And they don’t need any justification to search someone, because airports and land within 100 miles of a border is a “constitution-free zone” (but not 100 miles from an airport, contrary to popular belief).
Lmao so now we’re saying all of Southern California south of Newport Beach (85 mi from Tijuana) is a place where the constitution does not apply? New York west of Rochester? (80 mi from Niagara) Pretty much all of Alaska’s tail thingy next to Canada? 😂
Oh it’s worse than that. International airports also count towards that. So if you live within 100 miles from an airport with international flights you are deprived of a lot of rights.
Legally, they cannot refuse entry to a US Citizen. Legally.
But just because someone is based in the US doesn’t mean they’re a citizen. And they don’t need any justification to search someone, because airports and land within 100 miles of a border is a “constitution-free zone” (but not 100 miles from an airport, contrary to popular belief).
Lmao so now we’re saying all of Southern California south of Newport Beach (85 mi from Tijuana) is a place where the constitution does not apply? New York west of Rochester? (80 mi from Niagara) Pretty much all of Alaska’s tail thingy next to Canada? 😂
Oh it’s worse than that. International airports also count towards that. So if you live within 100 miles from an airport with international flights you are deprived of a lot of rights.