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[–] newaccountwhodis@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 day ago (13 children)

That's not news. The US has for a long time reading/copying contents of electric devices at the border

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 24 points 1 day ago (6 children)

They never asked to see my phone at the border. But the last time I crossed they were getting a hell of a lot more aggressive. They got less aggressive when I became a Canadian citizen, but when I only had my Lebanese passport they almost always brought me in for more questioning. It was kinda bizarre. They probably aggressively searched my luggage, but I can't be sure of that.

[–] SaturdayMorning@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

My checked luggage used to be searched when I went to usa. I knew it was searched because tsa would leave a pamphlet inside my luggage saying that it was searched. I believe they have stopped leaving such pamphlet but I won't be surprised if they still search luggages.

[–] rxbudian@lemmy.ca 2 points 13 hours ago

I used to get "randomly" searched every time I fly in the US until I was sent to the side room for more extensive search and interview.
After that I never got randomly searched anymore whenever I go through the airport.
I think once they know everything and judged that I'm not going to be a problem, I stopped getting flagged.
From the news, this time feels a bit different.
Unfortunately I'll avoid crossing the border until things settle down in a few years. I don't want to get whisked away by ICE for looking at someone funny

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 1 points 23 hours ago

Airlines always check their stuff. Border crossings via greyhound bus or car are not always.

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