by Ned S. Levi | Jan 6, 2014
Since 2008, I’ve been writing about the random inspection and confiscation program of any traveler’s electronic devices by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) upon entering the US while still at the border. US citizenship offers no immunity from the CBP...
by Ned S. Levi | Nov 11, 2013
The Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI) is a collaborative effort led by the Department of Justice in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as well as state and local law enforcement...
by Ned S. Levi | Sep 16, 2013
Since 2008, I’ve been writing about the random inspection and confiscation program of any traveler’s electronic devices by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) upon entering the US while still at the border. Being a US citizen doesn’t make you...
by Ned S. Levi | Sep 13, 2010
What do Pascal Abidor, a graduate student and U.S.-French citizen, Bill Hogan, a freelance journalist and US citizen, and Maria Udy, a marketing executive and a UK citizen living and working in the Washington, DC area, have in common? Have you seen them in the news?...
by Ned S. Levi | Aug 31, 2009
Last summer I wrote about the Customs and Border Patrol’s (CBP) program to randomly search and seize laptops, digital cameras, cellphones and other electronic devices at the border, without warrants, reasonable suspicion or probable cause. A year later, CBP agents are...