WASHINGTON — Advocacy groups and some legal experts told Congress on Wednesday that it was unreasonable for federal officials to search the laptops of United States citizens when they re-enter the country from traveling abroad.
Civil rights groups have said certain ethnic groups have been selectively profiled in the searches by Border Patrol agents and customs officials who have the authority to inspect all luggage and cargo brought into the country without obtaining warrants or having probable cause.
Companies whose employees travel overseas have also criticized the inspections, saying that the search of electronic devices could hurt their businesses. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/26/washington/26airports.htmlth=&adxnnl=1&emc=th&adxnnlx=1214920842-Z8zo5j2GFKnJLdjKnx4hMA
My Comment:
This Homeland security searches is getting out of hand. Now they search Laptops at the airport when coming back into the country. The report says it targets certain group probably people of Arab origin. I say this is discrimination. People should not be fooled, because these searches can be extended to any group. And if you think it does not apply to you, you are in for a surprise because you may one day be stopped.
