Border Cops Seize Nurse's Phone Filled With Psychiatric Patient Information
CBP allegedly told the nurse that “your lawyer cannot do anything” and agents can take the data “the easy way or the hard way.”
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Homeland Security Lied About Child Porn To Search Activist's Phone
The feds are charging Samuel Tunick for destroying his phone at the border. Court documents show that they refused him a lawyer and lied about why he was searched.
Landowners in Texas' Big Bend Region Fight Trump Administration's Attempts To Seize Land for Border Wall
A federal judge temporarily halted border wall construction in Texas' Big Bend region in response to one of several lawsuits by landowners and conservationists.
Are Warrantless Phone Searches at the Border Constitutional? The Supreme Court May Soon Decide.
The case of George Anibowei, a U.S. citizen who has had his phone searched at least five times at the border, shows just how invasive border agents have become.
Border Agents Nabbed Their Phones. These Two Floridians Are Fighting Back.
A former assistant state attorney and an immigrant rights activist both had their phones seized, despite having attorney-client privilege. They're suing to protect their data.
Border Agents Search Phones Without Warrants. This Case Asks the Supreme Court if That's Constitutional
Federal appeals courts differ on whether the Fourth Amendment protects your cellphone at the border. A Texas lawyer is asking the Supreme Court to settle it.
Customs and Border Protection Doesn't Deny Using Facial Recognition To Target Foreign OnlyFans Models
The immigration system has a confusing and opaque approach to foreigners who have done sex work.
Court Upholds Suspicionless Cellphone Searches at the Border
A federal appeals court says it's legal for federal agents to scroll through your phone and take pictures of its contents without a warrant or suspicion of criminal activity.
How To Get Your Government File
The Freedom of Information Act gives Americans the right to see what records the government has on any subject—including you.
The Feds Are Spying on Your Bank Account
While the Treasury forces money changers to report on suspected immigrants, Homeland Security is having police pull people over for suspicious transactions.
Trump Administration Plans New Facility To House 3,000 Migrant Kids. Many of Them Lack Legal Representation.
Trump's mass immigration campaign is leaving migrant children alone to navigate a complicated immigration system that was once meant to protect them.
Border Cops Detained Me for Hours Without Explanation. They Won't Tell Me Why.
CBP claims dictatorial powers over Americans coming home. A big part of that is hiding information.
Border Agents Can Lie To Search Your Phone, but Wiping Your Own Data Could Land You in Prison
The government is charging Samuel Tunick for telling them a code that would erase all the data on his phone—after they tried to take it on false pretenses.
Supreme Court Slams the Door on Asylum Seekers at the Border
Justice Samuel Alito compared asylum seekers who haven't made it across the border to a running back being tackled on the 1-yard line.
Trump's Border Crackdown Spoils World Cup
America pushed to host the international tournament. Now the government is hassling fans, official guests, and even players who want to come.
The Foreign-Born Heroes Who Chose America
Immigrants have fought for America's founding promise because they understood it, not because they inherited it.
The Modern Passport Has Eliminated Fraud, Forgery, and Heroes Who Can Bend the Rules To Save Lives
The biometric immigration system makes it impossible for bureaucrats to make a moral stand. I know because I tried.
5 Reasons To Doubt Trump's Boast About Bringing Down Fentanyl Smuggling
A drop in seizures doesn't necessarily mean a decline in the supply.
The El Paso Drone Scare Is the Future of National Security Paranoia
Fear over mysterious objects in the sky keeps disrupting society.
4 Ways Trump Is Reshaping the U.S. Immigration Bureaucracy
These bureaucratic maneuvers are making it harder for immigrants to work, learn, and live in the United States.
Trump's Immigration Crackdown Threatens What Makes Sports Great
It’s not just the World Cup and the Olympics—baseball, basketball, and other sports are getting hit too.
CBP Agents Held This U.S. Citizen for Hours Until He Agreed To Let Them Search His Electronic Devices
A federal lawsuit argues that the agency's policy of perusing travelers' personal data without a warrant or probable cause violates the Fourth Amendment.
Want To Vacation In America? Trump Wants To See Your Social Media Posts First.
The move is bad for free speech and bad for American businesses that depend on tourism.
How ICE Is Watching Your Thanksgiving Drive
ICE and Border Patrol are using license plate cameras for extensive domestic surveillance.
What Does Fentanyl Have to Do With Alleged Drug Boats 2,600 Miles Away? Absolutely Nothing.
President Trump’s pretextual claim that fentanyl carrying drug boats in the Caribbean are an existential threat to Americans doesn’t pass muster.
ICE Doesn't Want You To Know Why They Bought a Phone Cracking System
The agency has been expanding its surveillance capabilities without a public explanation.
What Is ICE Doing With This Israeli Spyware Firm?
The Department of Homeland Security restored a $2 million contract with Paragon, maker of the surveillance tool Graphite, despite earlier civil liberties concerns.
Not So Fast, ICE
Plus: Rogue sheriffs, Trump life coaching, Trump family cryptocurrency, and more…
Why Is Trump's Border Patrol Arresting Firefighters During a Wildfire?
Trump has promised to go after illegal immigrants "committing vile and heinous acts against innocent Americans." His record consistently says otherwise.
The Glories of Mexican Dentistry
"I needed some extensive and expensive dental work, and so I crossed borders."
Violent Crime Rates Fell Again in 2024 and Are Likely To Keep Dropping in 2025
This is great news, but it also undercuts Donald Trump's claim that violent crime was out of control before he returned to office.
How Trump's Travel Crackdown Is Hurting Americans at Home and Abroad
From trade wars to visa restrictions, policies aimed at foreigners are backfiring on U.S. travelers—raising costs, shrinking freedoms, and souring global goodwill.
Leaked Memo: ICE To Block Bond Hearings for Millions of Undocumented Immigrants. Detentions To Skyrocket.
Immigrants who arrive illegally in the U.S. may be detained for months or years as they await a resolution to their immigration cases.
Americans Want Order, not Cruelty, at the Border
Trump promised to target violent criminals. He lost support when he went after harmless immigrants.
Digital Nomads Are Getting Caught in the War on Tourism
Countries are welcoming remote workers with digital nomad visas—while cracking down on the very lifestyle that makes nomadism possible.
The Department of Homeland Security Says Trump's Immigration Enforcers Are on a Mission From God
A DHS video lionizing Customs and Border Protection quotes the Bible and includes a song promising that "God's gonna cut you down."
ICE Is Snooping on Your Medical Bills
The immigration agency has reportedly gained access to a private database designed to fight insurance fraud.
Why Free Movement Is Essential to a Free Society
Reason's 2025 travel issue takes seriously the idea that the right to roam is inseparable from the right to speak, to work, to love, and to associate freely.
Crossing the U.S. Border? Keep Your Electronic Devices Safe from Searches.
Officials at the border have the power to paw through sensitive data on your phone.
Why You Should Care About the Club World Cup (If Your Team or Rival Is In It)
Plus: a players union failure, immigration for the World Cup, and Welcome to Wrexham.
Dave Smith and Alex Nowrasteh Debate Immigration
Is it consistently libertarian to support government restrictions on immigration?
The Trump Administration Is Using Tattoos, Logos, and Clothes To Identify Supposed Gang Members
ICE deported Andry Hernandez Romero because his "mom" and "dad" tattoos were allegedly related to a Venezuelan gang.
Pam Bondi's Absurd Claim About Fentanyl Overdoses Epitomizes the Illogic of the War on Drugs
Even when they are less patently ridiculous, the metrics of success favored by government officials make little sense.
How Far Will the Trump Administration Go Against Mexican Drug Cartels?
Using the military to wage the drug war in Mexico raises practical and constitutional issues.
ICE Retracts Threat To Stop Illegal 'Ideas' at the Border
The pro-censorship post was quite the Freudian slip from the Trump administration.
