Since the current U.S. administration has allowed more federal border agents to search cell phones or laptops for information about the user, such as if they are migrants, the demands of advocacy groups have increased as they consider this a violation of the Constitution.
These lawsuits have already been filed by two advocacy groups, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, who, El Financiero reports, They claim that such actions are carried out without court orders, for example on the Canadian border, and violate the First and Fourth Amendments of the Constitution.
At least ten of the plaintiffs representing both groups are U.S. citizens, and one of them is an immigrant, but because of his African-American or Muslim ancestry, he has been exposed to the violence with which his belongings are searched at border crossings.
Supposedly, the Customs and Border Protection service is authorized by the government to inspect all people and their belongings, such as their luggage and merchandise, every time they enter and leave the country, but the statements of those affected indicate that they feel invaded and violated, since they have even been held tightly and their devices snatched to the point of hurting them.
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