Sept. 24, 2008
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SF Gate: Feds give customs agents free hand to seize travelers' documents
Asian Law Caucus Press Release: Internal DHS Documents Detail Expansion of Power to Read and Copy Travelers' Papers
The Asian Law Caucus and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are concerned about a new policy that allows custom agents to seize, read and copy documents from any traveler without suspicion of wrongdoing. ALC says South Asians and Muslim-looking persons can be targeted inappropriately and detained for interrogation and searches.
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