Phone searches at US border 'rise sharply'

Searches of travellers' laptops and mobile phones at the US border have nearly quadrupled since 2015, digital rights groups have claimed in a federal lawsuit. The searches are often warrantless and therefore "unconstitutional", allege the plaintiffs. The lawsuit says that border agents are attempting to enforce laws beyond their purview of customs and immigration.
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