And this is why standard practice now should be to have all devices turned completely off with all FaceID/ fingerprint unlocking features turned off before you enter any US customs hall. They cannot compel you to tell them your password, but they can use faceID to open your phone.
Also, after being detained, you only know one word and that word is “lawyer.”
See, for example, this case from Louisiana where the defendant said, “Why don’t you just give me a lawyer, dawg,” and the state Supreme Court found this to be an ambiguous request as there is no such thing as a “lawyer dog.”
And this is why standard practice now should be to have all devices turned completely off with all FaceID/ fingerprint unlocking features turned off before you enter any US customs hall. They cannot compel you to tell them your password, but they can use faceID to open your phone.
Also, after being detained, you only know one word and that word is “lawyer.”
Saying “lawyer lawyer lawyer lawyer lawyer” does not get you a lawyer. Your language should be explicit and specific.
Then remain silent. Anything less can and will be twisted into you not invoking or even you waiving your rights. That actually happens.
See, for example, this case from Louisiana where the defendant said, “Why don’t you just give me a lawyer, dawg,” and the state Supreme Court found this to be an ambiguous request as there is no such thing as a “lawyer dog.”