Border

Your rights at airports, ports of entry, and within the border zone.

Can Border Agents Search My Phone? At the border, YES — more than anywhere else. The 'border search exception' lets CBP search your device without a warrant. But a U.S. citizen cannot be denied entry for refusing to unlock it.

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