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Freelance reporter stopped while crossing border; passport card photographed

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 24, 2019
Location: San Diego, California
Targets: Nate Abaurrea

Border Point →: San Ysidro
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

Journalist stopped at the border for the third time, questioned about his work and FOIA request

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Date of Incident: February 16, 2019
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Manuel Rapalo

Border Point →: Miami, FL
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

Journalist stopped at the border for the second time, camera searched

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 26, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Manuel Rapalo

Border Point →: Washington, D.C.
Stopped at border? →: Yes
Target Nationality →: United States
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

Search Warrant Obtained →: No

Photojournalist questioned by CBP in Detroit after being denied entry to Mexico

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 18, 2019
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Case number: 1:19-cv-06570
Targets: Kitra Cahana (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Border Point →: Detroit Metro Airport
Stopped at border? →: No
Target Nationality →: United States
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. citizen
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? →: Yes
Were devices searched or seized? →: No

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 Point →: Montréal–Trudeau International Airport
Stopped at border? →: No
Target Nationality →: United States
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

Independent filmmaker stopped for second time while crossing U.S.-Mexico border, car and phone searched

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 6, 2019
Location: San Diego, California
Targets: Anonymous documentary journalist 2

Border Point →: San Ysidro
Stopped at border? →: Yes
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

Search Warrant Obtained →: No

Journalist stopped at the US-Mexico border, questioned about immigration reporting

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 5, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Manuel Rapalo

Border Point →: Washington, D.C.
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

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 Point →: El Chapparel
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

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