New data suggests a rising number of electronic devices are being examined by American customs amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration and increased border scrutiny.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) latest data shows that between April and June, U.S. border officers searched 14,899 electronic devices, including 1,075 “advanced searches.”

That’s a jump from CBP’s previous highest quarterly number of 12,766 electronic device searches between January and March 2022, based on available data as far back as 2018. This year’s second quarter saw a total of 12,260 device searches while 12,092 searches were conducted in the first quarter of CBP’s fiscal year (October to December 2024).

The new data comes amid Canada’s trade war with the U.S., President Trump’s mov

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