FOURTH AMENDMENT — BORDER SEARCH EXCEPTION — FIRST CIRCUIT UPHOLDS WARRANTLESS, SUSPICIONLESS SEARCHES OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES AT THE BORDER . — Alasaad v. Mayorkas, 988 F.3d 8 (1st Cir. 2021).

The article informs about the First Circuit's decision in Alasaad v. Mayorkas,topics include which upheld the constitutionality of warrantless, suspicionless searches of electronic devices at the border, broadening the border search exception's scope. The court ruled that basic device searches without suspicion are routine and rejected a narrow interpretation of the exception, potentially threatening individuals' Fourth Amendment privacy interests.