{"id":4681,"date":"2008-02-10T19:13:20","date_gmt":"2008-02-10T19:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/02\/alc-and-eef-sue-homeland-secur.html"},"modified":"2008-02-10T19:13:20","modified_gmt":"2008-02-10T19:13:20","slug":"alc-and-eef-sue-homeland-secur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/02\/alc-and-eef-sue-homeland-secur.html","title":{"rendered":"ALC and EEF sue Homeland Security for records of questionings and searches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I do not think that we should have to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eff.org\/press\/archives\/2008\/02\/07\">give up our privacy for security<\/a>.  There has got to be someway to have both:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Asian Law Caucus (ALC) and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed suit today against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for denying access to public records on the questioning and searches of travelers at U.S. borders. Filed under the Freedom of Information Act, the suit responds to growing complaints by U.S. citizens and immigrants of excessive or repeated screenings by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.<br \/>\nALC, a San Francisco-based civil rights organization, received more than 20 complaints from Northern California residents last year who said they were grilled about their families, religious practices, volunteer activities, political beliefs, or associations when returning to the United States from travels abroad. In addition, customs agents examined travelers&#8217; books, business cards collected from friends and colleagues, handwritten notes, personal photos, laptop computer files, and cell phone directories, and sometimes made copies of this information. When individuals complained, they were told, &#8220;This is the border, and you have no rights.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;When the government searches your books, peers into your computer, and demands to know your political views, it sends the message that free expression and privacy disappear at our nation&#8217;s doorstep,&#8221; said Shirin Sinnar, staff attorney at ALC. &#8220;The fact that so many people face these searches and questioning every time they return to the United States, not knowing why and unable to clear their names, violates basic notions of fairness and due process.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I do not think that we should have to give up our privacy for security. 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