Friday, September 25, 2026

US court clears warrantless phone searches at border

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US border agents now have powers to search travellers’ phones without a warrant or even reasonable suspicion.

A US court ruled Customs and Border Protection can conduct manual searches of electronic devices under the “border search exception,” which has traditionally allowed warrantless searches of people entering the country.

The ruling was the result of a case in which a traveller to the US challenged two warrantless searches of his phone, which produced evidence later used to convict him of fraud.

Privacy advocates warned the decision would open people’s digital lives to government scrutiny simply for crossing the US border.

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5 COMMENTS

  1. Before going to the United States of Israel, get a simple pre-paid burner phone, and clear it before getting off the plane or ship!
    This is now proof-positive that Noahide Law under Talmudic Law Enforcement is operating in the U.S..
    Whenever Palestinians pass thru a border gate, they have to give the Zionist a$$holes their phones under ‘Terrorism Prevention Laws’.
    Better still, take your holidays away from 5-Eyes nations!
    & IF you have a business interest in the U.S. or extended family, then both may need to be moved to another country!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCnHkjkJFOc
    https://odysee.com/@FuckTheJews.com:8/Israel-Has-Used-America-as-a-Whore:f?src=embed&t=79.349818
    https://rumble.com/v73r2mi-anna-kasparian-no-matter-who-americans-vote-for-israel-gets-what-they-want.html
    https://thewinepress.substack.com/p/it-begins-israel-to-host-worlds-first
    https://noahideworldcenter.org/pages/congress
    https://jewtruth.com/video/wewillimposenoahidelawsonallcountriesrabbiyisraelariel/#6
    https://paulcraigroberts.org/the-noahide-laws/

  2. Either that or they just confiscate Your phone which is what recently happened to Max Blumenthal- now even though phones returned pending legal action
    Who believes Laura Loomer (jewish) was behind it who once (still) was working for Benzion Netanyahu
    Max Blumenthal, a journalist and founder of The Grayzone, had two smartphones seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents at Washington Dulles International Airport on July 10, 2026, upon his return from a reporting trip to Iran
    Blumenthal refused to provide passcodes to protect confidential sources, leading officers to threaten forensic data extraction
    He was detained for approximately two and a half hours.

    • There is also the option of a kill password that clears your data once entered by the stooges. That said, the best approach is never travel with devices that have confidential data on them (if you can avoid it). Greyzone rocks, one of my favourite sites for genuine investigative journalism.

  3. They are all like this. NZ would, I imagine, be no different. The minute too, you object, they become super suspicious.

    Never take electronic devices with personal information and data between nations. I have a travel laptop I use for this very reason. I don’t use mobiles for confidential exchanges so there is no issue as far as they are concerned.

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