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Documentarian returning from film festival questioned for second time

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 24, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Michael Rowley (Independent)

Border Point →: John F. Kennedy International Airport
Target Nationality →: United States
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: Yes
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

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
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: Unknown
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

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
Target Nationality →: United States
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: Yes
Asked for device access? →: Unknown
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

Documentarian questioned about film when returning from West Bank

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 10, 2019
Location: Dallas, Texas
Targets: Michael Rowley (Independent)

Border Point →: Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Target Nationality →: United States
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

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

Incident Details

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

Border Point →: Dulles International Airport
Target Nationality →: United States
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

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
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 intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

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.
Target Nationality →: Canada
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. non-resident
Denied Entry? →: Yes
Stopped Previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: Unknown
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

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
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 intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

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