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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

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 →: 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

Photojournalist questioned at San Ysidro border, separated from camera

Incident Details

Updated On: November 20, 2019
Date of Incident: January 4, 2019
Location: San Diego, California
Case number: 1:19-cv-06570
Targets: Ariana Drehsler (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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? →: Yes
Asked to display social media? →: No
Asked for social media passwords? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes
Were devices searched or seized? →: Unknown

Search Warrant Obtained →: No

Photojournalist questioned at U.S.-Mexico border for second time

Incident Details

Updated On: November 20, 2019
Date of Incident: January 2, 2019
Location: San Diego, California
Case number: 1:19-cv-06570
Targets: Ariana Drehsler (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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? →: No

Photojournalist questioned at San Ysidro border

Incident Details

Updated On: November 20, 2019
Date of Incident: December 30, 2018
Location: San Diego, California
Case number: 1:19-cv-06570
Targets: Ariana Drehsler (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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? →: No

Student 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: Bing Guan (Independent)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Border Point →: San Ysidro Port of Entry
Stopped at border? →: Yes
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? →: Yes

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1
Search Warrant Obtained →: 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 Point →: San Ysidro Port of Entry
Stopped at border? →: Yes
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? →: Yes

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

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