FOOTNOTES:
1 K. Wong, USA Today, "US citizens getting pulled aside: Travelers fear scrutiny at the border is rising" published in The Patriot Ledger (online) (March 27, 2025) at: https://www.patriotledger.com/story/news/nation-world/2025/03/27/american-travelers-us-borders/82688590007/ .
J. Kim, "What green-card and visa holders should know before traveling abroad," NPR, (March 29, 2025) at: https://www.npr.org/2025/03/29/nx-s1-5343493/green-card-holders-rights-visa-detained-cbp .
R. Tait, "US tourism industry faces drop-off as immigration agenda deters travellers," The Guardian (online) (22 March 2025) at: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/22/tourism-trump-immigration-arrests .
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2 M. Torres, Does Border Patrol Have the Right to Go Through Your Phone? Here Are the Alarming Facts," HuffPost.com (March 25, 2025) at: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/us-travel-rights-customs-border-phone-search_l_67ddc0c6e4b01b30cdda5f3a . Please note that by clicking on this link, you are leaving the KPMG website for an external (non-KPMG, non-governmental) site, that KPMG is not affiliated with nor does KPMG endorse its content. The use of the external site and its content may be subject to the terms of use and/or privacy policies of its owner or operator.
3 K. Wong, "Yes, border control can go through your phone. Here's what travelers should know," USA Today (online) (March 21, 2025) at: https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2025/03/21/border-control-phone-search/82594653007/ . Please note that by clicking on this link, you are leaving the KPMG website for an external (non-KPMG, non-governmental) site, that KPMG is not affiliated with nor does KPMG endorse its content. The use of the external site and its content may be subject to the terms of use and/or privacy policies of its owner or operator.
4 U.S. Customs and Border Protection, "Border Search of Electronic Devices at Ports of Entry."
5 The White House, "Protecting The United States From Foreign Terrorists And Other National Security And Public Safety Threats" (January 20, 2025).
6 Ibid.
7 Ibid.
8 Ibid.
9 A. McShane, "Britain beefs up travel advice with added warning over US border enforcement," LBC (20 March 2025) at: https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/britain-us-travel-warning-foreign-office-advice-updated/#:~:text=The%20updated%20advice%20warns%20Brits%20that%20anyone%20found,all%20entry%2C%20visa%20and%20other%20conditions%20of%20entry . Please note that by clicking on this link, you are leaving the KPMG website for an external (non-KPMG, non-governmental) site, that KPMG is not affiliated with nor does KPMG endorse its content. The use of the external site and its content may be subject to the terms of use and/or privacy policies of its owner or operator.
10 M. Papenfuss, "Germany and Britain issue warnings about traveling to America," The Independent (online) (24 March 2025) at: https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/germany-uk-foreign-office-travel-warnings-america-b2720381.html . Also see, G. Blackburn and T. Paternoster, "Germany tightens travel advice to US after three citizens detained." EuroNews.com (19/03/2025) at: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/19/germany-tightens-travel-advice-to-us-after-three-citizens-detained . And (in German) See "Auswärtiges Amt verschärft Reisehinweise für die USA," Der Spiegel (20.03.2025) at: https://www.spiegel.de/politik/usa-einreise-auswaertiges-amt-verschaerft-reisehinweise-fuer-die-vereinigten-staaten-a-54ec92a8-35ea-403a-9d08-72a010441475 . Please note that by clicking on these links, you are leaving the KPMG website for an external (non-KPMG, non-governmental) site, that KPMG is not affiliated with nor does KPMG endorse its content. The use of the external site and its content may be subject to the terms of use and/or privacy policies of its owner or operator.
11 The White House, "Protecting The United States From Foreign Terrorists And Other National Security And Public Safety Threats" (January 20, 2025).
12 E. Helmore, "Trump administration mulling new travel restrictions on citizens from dozens of countries," The Guardian (online) (15 March 2025) at: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/15/trump-administration-travel-restrictions . Please note that by clicking on this link, you are leaving the KPMG website for an external (non-KPMG, non-governmental) site, that KPMG is not affiliated with nor does KPMG endorse its content. The use of the external site and its content may be subject to the terms of use and/or privacy policies of its owner or operator.
13 Ibid.