Georgia activist faces felony charge for wiping phone during CBP airport search

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Samuel Tunick, a Georgia man linked to Atlanta's Stop Cop City protest movement, has been charged with a felony after allegedly wiping his phone during a Customs and Border Protection search at an airport. CBP officers told Tunick the search was necessary to check for child sexual abuse material on his device. However, his attorneys contend the stated reason was a pretext, and that agents were actually investigating his activist ties. The case raises legal questions about the boundaries of warrantless device searches conducted by border authorities. It is part of a broader pattern of activists and travelers reporting unexplained phone seizures at U.S. ports of entry.

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