Here's the Customs and Border Patrol policy in question [0] (see page 31).
The EFF has a nice write-up on this topic [1]. It sounds like there's a "border search exemption" that bypasses the Fourth Amendment. The rationale was to ensure duties were paid and screen for "bad guys," drugs, weapons, diseased fruit, etc.
The EFF has a nice write-up on this topic [1]. It sounds like there's a "border search exemption" that bypasses the Fourth Amendment. The rationale was to ensure duties were paid and screen for "bad guys," drugs, weapons, diseased fruit, etc.
[0] https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/privacy...
[1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2016/12/law-enforcement-uses-b...