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Crossing Borders with Electronics: Know Your Rights and Risks

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With increasing digitalization of our lives and businesses, privacy concerns from border searches of phones, laptops and tables are a growing concern for professionals, executives, and frequent international travelers. U.S....more

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Workplace Immigration Update: H-1B Cap Reached, Venezuela TPS Revived, and Electronic Device Searches

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Employers should be mindful of four critical immigration developments that have recently taken place and could impact your workplace. Here is the latest update from our Immigration Team....more

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The First Circuit Court of Appeals confirms government’s expansive authority to search electronic devices

In a closely watched decision, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit confirmed the government’s expansive authority to search cell phones, laptops, and other electronic devices at the border. On February 9, 2021, the...more

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Border Searches of Travelers’ Electronic Devices Remain an Evolving Area of U.S. Law

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Last year, we provided an update on the Trump administration’s controversial ramp up of border searches and inspections of electronic devices of travelers applying for admission to the U.S. A variety of travelers have since...more

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ABA Gets Lawyers Heightened Protections For Device Searches At International Borders

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U.S. Customs searches have become increasingly invasive over the years. Pursuant to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operates under the “broad search exception”, which...more

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Can They Really Do That?

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Best Practices for Managing U.S. Border Searches of Electronic Devices - Effective October 18, 2017, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), Immigration & Customs...more

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ABA Urges DHS To Review Standards On Border Searches Of Lawyers’ Electronic Devices

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In a May 5, 2017 letter to the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”), American Bar Association (“ABA”) President Linda Klein urged DHS to revise directives issued in 2009 to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) and...more

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Crossing the Border with Electronics - Helpful Tips and Pitfalls to Avoid

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International travelers have been reporting that cell phones, computers, and other communication devices are being seized by Officers of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“USCBP”) branch of the U.S. Department of...more

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Immigration Fact and Fiction for the U.S. Employer: Know Your Rights – 5 Things to Tell Your Foreign National Employee in the...

On February 21, 2017, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released two memoranda signed by DHS Secretary Kelly addressing immigration enforcement. While a sitting President cannot independently modify laws or regulations...more

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