News & Commentary about Privacy at Borders and Checkpoints

Privacy at Borders and Checkpoints image

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.

Dec 5, 2019

A Border Officer Told Me I Couldn’t Opt Out of the Face Recognition Scan. They Were Wrong.

Hands hold a cellular telephone, with a security screening conveyor belt and other people in the background

Nov 13, 2019

Federal Court Rules That Border Officers Can’t Arbitrarily Search Our Electronic Devices

U.S. Customs and Border Protection facial recognition device

Aug 27, 2019

TSA Testing Face Recognition at Security Entrances, Opening Door to Massive Expansion of the Technology

CBP Officer processes a passenger into the United States at an airport

Apr 30, 2019

We Got U.S. Border Officials to Testify Under Oath. Here’s What We Found Out.

Jul 13, 2018

Congress Can Stop Humiliating and Unconstitutional Device Searches at the Border

May 10, 2018

For Second Time in 2 Days, Federal Court Upholds Constitutional Rights at the Border

May 9, 2018

Another Federal Court Rules the Fourth Amendment Applies at the Border

Mar 2, 2018

TSA Tests See-Through Scanners on Public in New York’s Penn Station

Jan 9, 2018

The Government’s New Policy on Device Searches at the Border: What You Need to Know

Sep 13, 2017

Warrantless Border Searches of Smartphones Are Skyrocketing. We’re Suing to Stop Them.