Mastodawn

At airport:

Rept: I'm a reporter who travels to Mexico a lot.
CBP: What's your story on?
Rept: I'm a US citizen.
CBP: That wasn't the question.
Rept: I'd like to call a lawyer
CBP: No.
Reporter after 3 hours in detention: Thanks for the new story.

https://theintercept.com/2019/06/22/cbp-border-searches-journalists/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Turkewitz/status/1142433803346087936

I’m a Journalist but I Didn’t Fully Realize the Terrible Power of U.S. Border Officials Until They Violated My Rights and Privacy

I complacently assumed that CBP’s horrendous treatment of migrants wouldn’t affect me directly, least of all in Austin, the city where I was born.

The Intercept