Legal intern Suzanne Castillo was the principal author of this post.The Fourth Circuit issued a disappointing opinion in U.S. v. Belmonte Cardozo, a case in which EFF filed an amicus brief, alongside the national ACLU, its Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia affiliates, and the…
To be clear, could I be denied entry into the country for simply refusing to give my phone’s password?
If you aren’t a citizen, yes. If you are a citizen they can’t deny you entry, but they can hold your device for a period of time.