News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff profile. Parent comment

Re:US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff pr... by Uehreka on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @01:53AM (#13703658)
The law only exists to the extent that it is enforced. If customs says "give us your passwords or you're not coming through" and you don't have a lawyer handy, then "give us your passwords or you're not coming through" is now the law (until a judge overturns it and possibly charges the officer for breaking another law).

If you can call a lawyer and don't mind waiting several hours, you can challenge it. However most people don't have a lawyer and don't know what to do and are afraid of the officers.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff pr... by KKKKkkkk1 on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @02:06AM (#13703733)
And also, noncitizens do not have a right to contact a lawyer when they are detained at an airport.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:US Customs block Canadian man after reading his Scruff pr... by jellicle on Wednesday February 22, 2017 @09:11AM (#13705577)
If you call a lawyer in such a situation, they'll tell you that Customs has 100% discretion to admit or deny non-citizens and there is no such thing as "challenging" it.
[ Parent | on HN ]