EFF Challenges Warrantless Border Device Searches in Fourth Circuit

EFF filed amicus brief in U.S. v. Belmonte Cardozo urging Fourth Circuit to require warrants for all electronic device searches at borders, as CBP conducted 55,318 warrantless device searches in FY2025.

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Monday, May 11, 2026Libertas Research1 sources

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[1]www.eff.orgeff.org — Accessed May 11, 2026https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/eff-fourth-circuit-electronic-device-searches-border-require-warrant

EFF Challenges Warrantless Border Device Searches in Fourth Circuit

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