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[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yup. They can detain you, take your phone, and just break into it. At best you leave without your electronics. At worst you don't get to leave. At extra worst, you leave to El Salvador.

https://papersplease.org/wp/2018/01/05/new-dhs-policy-on-demands-for-passwords-to-travelers-electronic-devices/