Re:U.S. customs agents are searching more cellphones
by dragonwriter on Saturday January 06, 2018 @12:10AM
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> Airports are not in the USA, so USA laws don't apply there.
Airports at which customs agents search entrants to the USA are, in fact, in the USA and US laws absolutely do apply there. But there are lots of conditions, including search incident to border crossing, where warrants are not required for a search to be reasonable (and thus legal) in US law.
Airports at which customs agents search entrants to the USA are, in fact, in the USA and US laws absolutely do apply there. But there are lots of conditions, including search incident to border crossing, where warrants are not required for a search to be reasonable (and thus legal) in US law.