As for electronic devices, what agents can do depends on your immigration status. Hernández Rivera pointed out that CBP claims authority Search and copy data from phone and device. “Be the content of your social network accounts and content when reviewing a federal immigration agent,” says the Rights of the Rights of Immato Gough Immigrant.
U.S. citizens and green card holders have stronger protections: they do not want to unlock their devices or password sharing, even if the delays or device seizure can be inspected. Hernández Rivera refuses to “unable to unlock the US citizens and legal residents, if they refuse password sharing, or unlock the device … (but) can be seen and more inspections can be seen. “Visitors to visa containers or refuse, however, is at risk of denial entry.
To protect your digital privacy, prepare in advance; Some passengers leave first-class phones or sensitive information behind. Whatever the situation is taken, the device has been taken, documented the agent name, agency, sheet number and request the receipt. Your device must be returned.
If things are scaled, stay calm. You can request a supervisor and call your lawyer, because “government position is that they don’t have to talk at all,” Hernández Riverak. Since immigration is a non-civil crime, you will not be appointed lawyer, so it is essential, especially for citizens, ready to contact the trusted lawyer.
Customs and border protection have a wide authority when passenger devices cross the United States. Here’s what you can do to protect your digital life while on the US border.
Border
The limit is another entry and output point, once again, immigration agents have a wider jurisdiction here. It is an important basis: if you are inside the so-called 100-kilometer border area, You can stop and question your immigration status, even if you don’t travel directly to an entry port. Hernández Rivera explained that “a hundred miles away from the border … (actors) can be accessed by the bus, without authority and requesting the state of immigration.”
However, the Constitution applies to all within the country, regardless of the state of immigration. “When you are in the United States, everyone protects the Constitution, despite being documented or documented,” says Hernández Riverak. This means that the right to silence and refuse your rights or body search right unless the law enforcement cause or command. Approaching, ask quiet: “I’m free to leave?” If the answer is yes, you should run away without scaling. If no answer is likely to be detained and clearly you need to say: “I’m sick of being silent and I’m not allowing a search.”
In the border areas, it is particularly critical to avoid unnecessary documentation that immigrants can reveal the state of immigration and in question in question. As a attendor, if you witness a meeting, you can legally record video (without interfering), take notes and share what you saw. Having a plan, knowing your rights, and being quiet can cause a terrible difference on how these interactions are spread.
Home
You don’t have to open your door to the ice agent if there is no judicial order. “Judicial” is the most important word in this sentence: There are different types of guarantees, including an ordinary administration, but a specific type of agent signed by a federal judge) is required to access your home. Also, “Orders must clearly indicate who they are looking for or what they are looking for,” says Hernández Riverak. This is true for any private spaces, whether you are owner or lesser.
