Customs

Josh Crescenzi: Ex-Bush, Cheney Aide In $2 Million Stolen Fuel Probe

San Antonio Express-News | Guillermo Contreras | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics


A man who was a news liaison for former President George W. Bush and ex-Vice President Dick Cheney is at the center of a case involving $2 million in ...

San Ysidro Border Shooting: U.S.-Mexico Border Crossing Closed

AP | Posted 11.22.2009 | Home


SAN DIEGO — Four people were injured in a gun battle Tuesday involving an attempt to smuggle illegal immigrants from Mexico at the busiest borde...

Digital Immortality and Death 2.0

Scott Lachut | Posted 09.08.2009 | Living


Scott Lachut

Particularly in the case of social media, when taken together the multitude of eternal digital data forms a history of a person's life.

Feds Seize "Survivor" Artifacts

AP | Posted 01.16.2009 | Media


WASHINGTON — The federal tribe has spoken: A contaminated monkey skull, termite-infested statues and other African artifacts of the TV show "Sur...

Hands Off My Laptop, iPod, Cellphone, Pager, Beeper, Flash Drive, Pocket Litter, First Born (OK, Not My First Born)

Alan Rosenblatt | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics


Alan Rosenblatt

Customs and Border Protection just released its new policies for searching and seizing laptops at the border.

Keep Your Hands Off My Laptop

Alan Rosenblatt | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics


Alan Rosenblatt

As it stands, Customs can grab anyone at the border, seize their laptop, and demand passwords and encryption keys as a pre-condition to entering the country. And who knows when you'll get your computer back?