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Story summary
- U.S. Border Protection agents charged activist Samuel Tunick for erasing his phone data, violating law against destroying property.
- Tunick returned from Dominican Republic in January 2025, was detained, and entered a password that wiped his phone.
- The charge was filed 11 months later, with his first hearing taking place last week.
- Lawyers say the search breached his Fourth and Sixth Amendments, which the border exemption does not cover phone data.
