In a a recent DHS Civil Rights/Civil Liberties Impact Assessment
regarding border searches of electronic devices, the so-called Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties concluded that anyone can have their electronic devices searched at the border, for any reason whatsoever. Warrants or suspicion of wrongdoing, according to this flouting of the fourth amendment of the US Constitution, (which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures), are not required. A so-called Constitution Free Zone now extends one hundred miles from all US borders, both land based and maritime, which means, according to the ACLU, nearly 2/3 of US citizens are now living in areas where the Constitution no longer applies.
regarding border searches of electronic devices, the so-called Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties concluded that anyone can have their electronic devices searched at the border, for any reason whatsoever. Warrants or suspicion of wrongdoing, according to this flouting of the fourth amendment of the US Constitution, (which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures), are not required. A so-called Constitution Free Zone now extends one hundred miles from all US borders, both land based and maritime, which means, according to the ACLU, nearly 2/3 of US citizens are now living in areas where the Constitution no longer applies.
