Immigration Advocate Sues Government Over Phone Search at Airport

<p>An Argentinian-American writer and immigration advocate has filed a lawsuit against the federal government, seeking the deletion of data he believes was copied from his phone upon his re-entry into the United States earlier this month.</p><p>In the seven-page complaint, Thomas Kennedy stated that a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent at Miami International Airport conducted a physical search of his bags, questioned him about his books and magazines, and subsequently demanded that he hand over his phone.</p><p>“[The agent] threatened me, saying that if I didn’t give him my phone, my interrogation was going to take much longer and they could retain my phone indefinitely,” Kennedy wrote. “I felt like I had no choice, so I handed my phone to the CBP agent.”</p>