DHS Sued for Records on Intrusive Searches

Posted By: buggs

DHS Sued for Records on Intrusive Searches - 02/09/08 05:22 PM

Information Sought in Response to Growing Complaints of Harassment at U.S. Borders

San Francisco - The Asian Law Caucus (ALC) and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit today against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for denying access to public records on the questioning and searches of travelers at U.S. borders. Filed under the Freedom of Information Act, the suit responds to growing complaints by U.S. citizens and immigrants of excessive or repeated screenings by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.

Read Press Release @ EFF.org

Posted By: Hrothgar Geiger

Re: DHS Sued for Records on Intrusive Searches - 02/10/08 04:09 PM

From the article

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When Nabila Mango, an American citizen and San Francisco therapist, returned from a trip to the Middle East in December, customs agents at San Francisco International Airport asked her to name every person she had met and every place she had slept during her travels.

On a trip to meet with correspondent bank customers, central banks and regulators in Asia last year, my boss was asked this same set of questions by border security in Bangladesh. Upon her return, our corporate security staff was outraged by her treatment, and filed a formal protest with their government.