CBP searched 30,000 devices last year without a warrant, up ~4x from three years prior, and increasingly denies entry to people over content sent by others
Travelers are increasingly being denied entry to the United States as border officials hold them accountable for messages …
TechCrunch Zack Whittaker
Related Coverage
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- Harvard freshman kicked out of US over OTHER people's posts on his social media The Register · Kieren McCarthy
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@sanasaeed
Sana Saeed
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An incoming Harvard freshman, a 17 year old Palestinian boy, had his visa cancelled & was deported because US officials searched his phone/laptop & said his friends had social media posts that were critical of the US. Yup. https://www.thecrimson.com/...
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@jamilsmith
Jamil Smith
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U.S. officials revoked a young Palestinian's visa after he arrived to begin his freshman year at Harvard. Why? The student says an officer claimed she “found people posting political points of view that oppose the US.” Not even his own feed. All it took. https://www.thecrimson.co…
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@segalmr
Matthew Segal
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Imagine NOT having friends whose social media posts are critical of the U.S. govt. https://twitter.com/...
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@mattyglesias
Matthew Yglesias
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The campus free speech warriors are going to be up in arms about this. https://twitter.com/...
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@thecrimson
@thecrimson
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While most Harvard freshmen settle into their dorms Tuesday, one new student, Ismail B. Ajjawi '23, faces ongoing negotiations with immigration officers to allow him to enter the United States and study at the College. https://www.thecrimson.com/...
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@reappropriate
@reappropriate
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This story is terrifying in no small part because it happens all the time. USCIS now routinely requests social media information, makes an applicant's refusal to provide it grounds for visa denial, and can use whatever posts they find to deny your visa. https://twitter.com/...