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Travel under Trump 2.0: Don't cross a U.S. border without a "perfect burner phone"

Carla Sinclair
Sep 04, 2025
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More and more people — both Americans and non-U.S. citizens — are thinking twice before traveling into the United States with their phones. And for good reason.

Under Trump 2.0, phone searches at the U.S. border have surged, and Customs and Border Protection agents are targeting everyone from liberal protestors and lawyers…

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