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US prosecutors charge Atlanta man after GrapheneOS phone wipes itself during airport search
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 27 Jul 2026
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I’m not a US citizen but do you have any rights at a border checkpoint? I was under the impression that no warrant is necessary, nor lawyer required, to answer questions.
You have fewer rights at a border crossing for sure, but that doesn't make it some sort of "constitution free zone", mostly it means that they are allowed to conduct 'routine' searches and interviews without a warrant, and hold you for a certain amount of time, and deny you entry if they deem that necessary, all without a judge or warrant involved. How much protection you get from the 4th and 5th amendments is definitely different at the border than not at the border.