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Judge Rules Customs Phone Search Violates Irshaid's Fourth Amendment Rights

7/17/2026

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Judge Michael Nachmanoff ruled Customs agents violated Osama Abu Irshaid’s Fourth Amendment rights by searching his phone at a Virginia airport after his 2024 return.
Irshaid, a U.S. citizen of Palestinian descent, heads American Muslims for Palestine.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations hailed the ruling as a civil-rights victory, while Department of Homeland Security (DHS) gave no comment and earlier denied watch-list bias.

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Judge Michael Nachmanoff ruled Customs agents violated Osama Abu Irshaid’s Fourth Amendment rights by searching his phone at a Virginia airport after his 2024 return.
Irshaid, a U.S. citizen of Palestinian descent, heads American Muslims for Palestine.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations hailed the ruling as a civil-rights victory, while Department of Homeland Security (DHS) gave no comment and earlier denied watch-list bias.