News & Commentary about Privacy at Borders and Checkpoints

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The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.

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Apr 13, 2026

ACLU Leads Fight to Limit Overbroad Digital Search Warrants

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Nov 24, 2025

New Report Highlights How CBP and Border Patrol are Becoming a Repressive Internal Intelligence Agency

Nov 13, 2025

Face Recognition and the ‘Trump Terror’: A Marriage Made in Hell

Mar 21, 2025

Can Border Agents Search Your Electronic Devices? It’s Complicated.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 1, 2021: Marchers demanding the Biden administration make progress on immigration reform, head to a rally near the US Capitol. March began at Black Lives Matter Plaza.

Mar 7, 2024

Biden's Border Politics Won't Fix Our Immigration System

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Oct 31, 2023

TSA Shouldn't Force a Bad Digital ID System on America

Oct 20, 2023

The Vital Role of End-to-End Encryption

Jun 16, 2022

New National Security Programs, Same Old Dangerous Patterns

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Mar 24, 2022

Customs and Border Protection is Singling Out Muslim Travelers for Invasive Religious Questioning

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Feb 9, 2022

Airlines Want the Government to Create a New Passenger No-Fly List