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Old Nov 2, 2012, 2:05 pm
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Originally Posted by CMK10
Really? I asked my parents who are lawyers and they seemed to think they did. The fact that they don't scares me.

I guess clearly I've been sheltered, i thought this was an awful, invasive, unfair experience but I guess it's commonplace
DHS' position is that a warrant is not required. To be fair, it has not been fully litigated, but that is the government's position.

Typically, they target single male travelers returning from countries known for child sex tourism or employees of defense companies looking for ITAR violations.
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