Comment on Feds in Catalonia, Spain think everyone using a Google Pixel must be a drug dealer
defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days agoYes, but customs can still compel you to unlock your phone as we have recently seen with the Norweigan tourist who was denied entry due to having a JD Vance meme on his phone.
I would recommend having a separate phone with non-important data on it to take with you to the US, or have a self hosted cloud service that you can backup your data to before wiping your device.
realitista@lemmy.world 3 days ago
How can they compel me?
Tja@programming.dev 3 days ago
You either unlock it or we send you back.
realitista@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Can they really deport a US citizen?
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Other countries can. But technically, the US government cannot deny a US citizen access.
Tja@programming.dev 3 days ago
Are they allowed to? Absolutely not. But… who is stopping them?
myrrh@ttrpg.network 3 days ago
can != will
defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
Threatening to detain you indefinitely (your rights aren’t the same at the border/customs as they are after entering the country), or just outright deny you entry.
realitista@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I heard they can’t actually hold you more than a couple days if you are a citizen./?
defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
That’s after you go through customs. AFAIK, that doesn’t apply to people coming into the country.
Although this administration holds people more than 48 hours regardless.