Warrantless Search

The law gives the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission, located in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC, the power to enter property without a warrant. [...]

Transportation Security Administration agent Kevin Effan, left, allows a screened passenger to board his American Airlines flight. (AP Photo)
A lawsuit by a legal watchdog was filed Monday against the U.S. government over the surge in warrantless searches of laptops and cellphones of travelers to the U.S., including citizens, which has amounted to more than 5,000 searches in February alone and seems to disproportionately target Muslims and those traveling from Muslim-majority countries.

Checkpoint Refusal Activism & the CBP Backlash
In my last column, I laid out the history of the area near the border of the United States known as the “constitution-free zone” (CFZ). This policy, rooted in xenophobia and stemming from restrictions on immigration, prohibitions on substances associated with immigrants, and the all out “war on drugs,” has made casualties out of freedom of movement, rights to privacy, and human dignity at border crossings.

Misconceptions and Lack of Historical Context Undermine Gravity of the Issue
By Guillermo Jimenez