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by wyldfire 3411 days ago
That constitutes de facto detention and yes, there's absolutely something that governs it.

Unfortunately ICE/CBP has policies [1] in place to require the phone's password that they believe are legitimate per 8 USC ยง 1357(a) (3). It's likely that only a court ruling weighing the policy regarding this statute against the bill of rights would make them change.

[1] https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/ice_border_search_electr...