A lawsuit by a legal watchdog was filed Monday against the U.S. government over the surge in warrantless searches of laptops and cellphones of travelers to the U.S., including citizens, which has amounted to more than 5,000 searches in February alone and seems to disproportionately target Muslims and those traveling from Muslim-majority
US Govt Sued Over Warrantless Laptop, Cellphone Searches
The intrusive searches reached a staggering 25,000 in 2016, up from 5,000 in 2015.