An Argentinian-American immigration advocate sued the federal government after a CBP agent at Miami International Airport physically searched his belongings, confiscated his phone for 45 minutes, and allegedly copied data without a warrant. Kennedy, who works with immigration nonprofits including Amnesty International, believes he was targeted for his advocacy work and seeks deletion of the copied data.
An Argentinian-American immigration advocate sued the U.S. federal government after a Customs and Border Protection agent at Miami International Airport searched his phone without a warrant during re-entry, allegedly copying sensitive data during a 45-minute period. Kennedy, who works with nonprofits including Amnesty International and the Florida Immigration Coalition, believes he was targeted for his immigration advocacy work.