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A lawyer representing pro-Palestine protesters got his phone searched by CBP.
Makled, whose clients include demonstrators arrested at University of Michigan protests, was asked to hand over his phone to Customs and Border Protection after flying into Detroit with his family.
“I tell them, ‘I know you can take my phone. I’m not going to give you my phone, however ... 90% of my work is on my phone. You’re not getting unfettered access,” he said. “We have an obligation as lawyers to stand up to this stuff.”
Agents looked through Makled’s contacts list but ultimately returned his phone.
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