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I'm sure this has already been pointed out to you, but this was an American citizen returning to America. This guy had rights under the 4th Amendment.

No matter what the government claims, they do not have carte blanche to inspect digital files that are physically being carried across the border. I guess technically deleting them may have been a crime, but the government better have a great explanation for why they wanted to see those files if it's gonna charge him.