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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 gamblor956 on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @07:20PM (#21519767)
Even if that's true, that simply means the search moves a few feet to US soil, where they stand on one side of the border and you stand on the other. And they don't have to let you in if you're not a US citizen or lawful resident.
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Re:Court: Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and La... by x86_64Ubuntu on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @08:34PM (#21520332)
Doesn't being subject to search apply regardless of citizenship status?
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Re:Court: Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and La... by gamblor956 on Tuesday November 12, 2019 @09:43PM (#21520754)
No, if you're a citizen or lawful resident they have to let you in...eventually. Courts have ruled that they can hold you at the border for a few hours.
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