Planning an international trip? Travelers should prepare for the possibility of extra scrutiny of their phones when crossing borders, especially when entering the United States. The ...

Environmentalists decried the move that will forego dozens of laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act, which ...

With the U.S. rebuffing would-be asylum seekers, shelters in Tijuana are no longer full. But some migrants now say they might try to enter the U.S. illegally.

After all, ordinary police can't just stop you on the street and search your phone without a warrant. But courts have ...

Gerson, who asked that his last name be withheld, is one of tens of thousands of minors who had to navigate this complex ...

There is always a possibility when you enter the U.S. from abroad that law enforcement will pull you aside and request to ...

Gov. Greg Abbott initiated Operation Lone Star to secure the Texas-Mexico frontier when illegal border crossings were at ...

“Border searches of electronic devices are often ... If an officer calls for your phone or other device to receive a basic search, they are expected to examine and review the contents of the ...

A basic search involves manually reviewing the ... but this protection is limited within 100 miles of international borders. At any port of entry, searches are considered reasonable, meaning ...

Customs and Border Protection says searches of electronic devices are rare. In 2024, the federal agency reported 42,725 basic searches and 4,322 advanced searches on predominantly people who were not ...

There is also the right to withdraw from the border on your own. According to the travel consulting firm GovAssist, there are basic questions that all visitors should be ready to answer.