CBP Held U.S. Citizen Hours at Houston Airport, Now Sued Over Warrantless Phone Search

Dec 21, 2025

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Winooski Superintendent Wilmer Chavarria testifies in Washington, D.C.

A Vermont school superintendent is suing the Department of Homeland Security after Customs and Border Protection agents detained him for hours at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport and insisted he had no Fourth Amendment protections before inspecting his electronic devices. According to Houston Chronicle reporting, Wilmer Chavarria was retur…

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