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  1. How to Keep ICE Agents Out of Your Phone at the Airport

    If you’re traveling, follow these digital security practices to keep federal authorities from getting into your phone.

    Nikita Mazurov
    March 25 2026

    "With Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents deployed to more than a dozen airports across the U.S. and border device searches growing increasingly common, it’s more important than ever to consider your digital security before you travel.

    "The risks are real. Customs and Border Protection agents have the authority to examine travelers’ devices. In June, for instance, federal agents denied a Norwegian tourist entry to the U.S. after looking through his phone. (Authorities claim they turned him away for admitted drug use; he says it was over a meme depicting Vice President JD Vance as a bald baby.)

    "Immigration and Customs Enforcement have already started targeting travelers, with agents in plain clothes forcefully detaining a mother in front of her young daughter at San Francisco International Airport on Sunday after a tip from the Transportation Security Administration.

    "If you’re flying, take these steps to reduce the likelihood that your sensitive information is compromised at the airport."

    Read more:
    theintercept.com/2026/03/25/ic

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/1M5qw

    #USPol #Airports #ICESucks #DefundICE #AbolishICE #AbolishDHS #TravelSafely

  2. So a little #unsettling. Just discovered someone had broken the latches on the bathroom window & balcony door on our cabin, so they won’t lock. We’ve reported to management, & have temporarily fixed, but it is clear this was done on purpose, so posting this to #warn other #travellers to check that the locks work on all doors to your rooms & cabins when #travelling, & if they are not working report the problem and get it fixed right away.

    #TravelSafety #TravelSafely #SafeTravels #TravelWarning