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Photojournalist pulled into secondary screening at border

Incident Details

Updated On
November 20, 2019
Date of Incident
January 5, 2019
Location
San Diego, California
Case number
1:19-cv-06570
Targets
Mark Abramson (Freelance)
Case Status
Ongoing
Type of case
Civil

Border Stop

Border Point →
San Ysidro Port of Entry
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? →
Unknown

Journalist denied entry into Mexico found on government’s secret database

Incident Details

Updated On
November 20, 2019
Date of Incident
January 17, 2019
Location
Montreal, Canada
Case number
1:19-cv-06570
Targets
Kitra Cahana (Freelance)
Case Status
Ongoing
Type of case
Civil

Border Stop

Border Point →
Montréal–Trudeau International Airport
Stopped at border? →
No
Target Nationality →
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

Photojournalist stopped at US-Mexico border for secondary screening

Incident Details

Updated On
November 20, 2019
Date of Incident
December 29, 2018
Location
San Diego, California
Case number
1:19-cv-06570
Targets
Go Nakamura (Freelance)
Case Status
Ongoing
Type of case
Civil

Border Stop

Border Point →
San Ysidro Port of Entry
Stopped at border? →
Yes
Target Nationality →
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? →
Yes
Equipment Seized →
Search Warrant Obtained →
No

CNN producer detained in Atlanta airport

Incident Details

Updated On
August 11, 2017
Date of Incident
January 29, 2017
Location
Atlanta, Georgia
Case number
1:17-cv-00353
Targets
Mohammed Tawfeeq (CNN)
Case Status
Dismissed
Type of case
Civil

Border Stop

Border Point →
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
Stopped at border? →
Yes
Target Nationality →
US Citizenship Status of Target →
U.S. permanent resident (green card)
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

Russian documentary journalist denied entry to the U.S.

Incident Details

Date of Incident
January 15, 2017
Location
Moscow, Russia
Targets
Anonymous documentary journalist 1 (RTD)

Border Stop

Border Point →
Shremetyevo Airport
Stopped at border? →
No
Target Nationality →
US Citizenship Status of Target →
U.S. non-resident
Denied Entry? →
Yes
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

Al Jazeera journalist stopped and questioned at JFK airport

Incident Details

Date of Incident
May 23, 2018
Location
New York, New York
Targets
Mhamed Krichen (Al Jazeera)

Border Stop

Border Point →
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Stopped at border? →
Yes
Target Nationality →
US Citizenship Status of Target →
U.S. non-resident
Denied Entry? →
No
Stopped Previously? →
No
Asked for device access? →
Yes
Asked to display social media? →
Yes
Asked for social media passwords? →
No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →
Yes
Were devices searched or seized? →
Yes
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →
No
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

Al Jazeera journalist stopped and questioned in Los Angeles airport

Incident Details

Date of Incident
May 27, 2017
Location
Los Angeles, California
Targets
Ali Latifi (Al Jazeera)

Border Stop

Border Point →
Los Angeles International Airport
Stopped at border? →
Yes
Target Nationality →
US Citizenship Status of Target →
U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →
No
Stopped Previously? →
Yes
Asked for device access? →
Yes
Asked to display social media? →
No
Asked for social media passwords? →
No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →
Yes
Were devices searched or seized? →
Yes
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →
No
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

Filmmaker Saeed Taji Farouky has device taken and searched upon arrival in U.S.

Incident Details

Date of Incident
December 23, 2018
Location
Florida
Targets
Saeed Taji Farouky (Independent)

Border Stop

Border Point →
United Kingdom
Stopped at border? →
No
Target Nationality →
US Citizenship Status of Target →
U.S. non-resident
Denied Entry? →
No
Stopped Previously? →
Yes
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 →
Search Warrant Obtained →
No
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