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Freelance journalist questioned about journalism at Portland airport

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 18, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Sergio Olmos (Freelance)

Border Point →: Portland International Airport
Stopped at border? →: Yes
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: Unknown
Asked to display social media? →: Unknown
Asked for social media passwords? →: Unknown
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes
Were devices searched or seized? →: Unknown

Intercept reporter told “You are not a journalist” when stopped by border officials

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 30, 2021
Location: Nogales, Arizona
Targets: Ryan Devereaux (The Intercept)

Border Point →: Nogales-Morley Gate Port of Entry
Stopped at border? →: Yes
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: Yes
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked to display social media? →: No
Asked for social media passwords? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: No
Were devices searched or seized? →: No

Photojournalist stopped, strip searched while crossing back into U.S.

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 30, 2021
Location: Nogales, Arizona
Targets: Ash Ponders (Independent)

Border Point →: Nogales-Morley Gate Port of Entry
Stopped at border? →: Yes
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: Yes
Asked for device access? →: Unknown
Asked to display social media? →: No
Asked for social media passwords? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes
Were devices searched or seized? →: No

CBP officer withholds journalist’s passport until he agrees to say he writes 'propaganda'

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Date of Incident: October 3, 2019
Location: Dulles, Virginia
Targets: Ben Watson (Defense One)

Border Point →: Dulles International Airport
Stopped at border? →: Yes
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked to display social media? →: No
Asked for social media passwords? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes
Were devices searched or seized? →: No

BBC journalist questioned by border official, passport reviewed

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 29, 2019
Location: Brownsville, Texas
Targets: Stephanie Hegarty (BBC News)

Border Point →: Brownsville & Matamoros International Bridge
Stopped at border? →: Yes
Target Nationality →: United Kingdom
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. non-resident
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked to display social media? →: No
Asked for social media passwords? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes
Were devices searched or seized? →: No

CBC National correspondent denied entry into United States

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 25, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Carolyn Dunn (Canadian Broadcasting Company)

Border Point →: Washington, D.C.
Stopped at border? →: Yes
Target Nationality →: Canada
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. non-resident
Denied Entry? →: Yes
Stopped Previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: Unknown
Asked to display social media? →: Unknown
Asked for social media passwords? →: Unknown
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes
Were devices searched or seized? →: Unknown

CBP agent asks British journalist entering U.S. if he’s part of the ‘fake news media’

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 22, 2019
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: James Dyer (Empire Magazine)

Border Point →: Los Angeles International Airport
Stopped at border? →: No
Target Nationality →: United Kingdom
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. non-resident
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked to display social media? →: No
Asked for social media passwords? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes
Were devices searched or seized? →: No

Independent photographer stopped for secondary screening, devices seized

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 28, 2019
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Tim Stegmaier

Border Point →: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
Stopped at border? →: Yes
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: Yes
Asked to display social media? →: Unknown
Asked for social media passwords? →: Unknown
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes
Were devices searched or seized? →: Yes

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1

Computer, 1

Cellphone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

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