November 25, 2024
A federal judge in Texas has tossed a lawsuit from an attorney who claimed U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officers illegally seized and searched his cellphone at the border.
June 18, 2024
A Texas attorney has significantly trimmed a lawsuit over cellphone searches at the border, dismissing claims he brought under the First and Fourth Amendments but leaving intact allegations the practice represents a violation of the federal Administrative Procedure Act.
June 03, 2020
A Texas immigration attorney is urging the Fifth Circuit to find that the "humiliating and degrading" cellphone searches border agents subjected him to are unconstitutional, arguing that they shouldn't be permitted to conduct such searches without warrants.