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A comment on Court: Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and Laptops Unconstitutional. Parent comment

Re:Court: Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and La... by JaRail on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @06:21PM (#21519349)
It depends on the entry point. If I go through US customs in the Toronto airport, it's on Canadian soil. If someone there is having an issue with the process, they can withdraw their entry request and leave. That's perfectly fine and they shouldn't be punished for it. You don't have that option if you use a land crossing as you're physically inside the US.
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Re:Court: Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and La... by Marsymars on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @08:30PM (#21520306)
> If someone there is having an issue with the process, they can withdraw their entry request and leave.

Since August 15, US border agents in Canada are now able to prevent you from withdrawing if they detain you. (Bill C-23)

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Re:Court: Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and La... by lonelappde on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @06:40PM (#21519481)
Why would you be in US customs in a Canadian airport? I didn't know that exits.
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Re:Court: Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and La... by Taniwha on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @06:55PM (#21519574)
Many US airports, especially away from the coasts, don't have any immigration/customs facilities, instead flights from Canada to the US go thru US customs in Canada (make sure you get to that flight early) since it's cheaper to put US facilities in a relatively smaller number of Canadian Airports
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Re:Court: Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and La... by filleokus on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @06:48PM (#21519527)
Not sure if parent is talking about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_border_precleara... or not, but yes, that's a thing.
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Re:Court: Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and La... by souterrain on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @08:29PM (#21520300)
I recommend caution when asking the agents at Shannon if the Republic of Ireland still has sovereignty from the United States of America. In my experience, it hits a nerve.
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Re:Court: Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and La... by devicetray0 on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @09:12PM (#21520587)
Why would you ask that?
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Re:Court: Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and La... by inerte on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @01:22AM (#21521583)
The Bahamas also has US customs there. You do the immigration part before boarding your plane. And you land on the US on a domestic terminal and don’t go over customs.
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