The US is charging an American citizen for wiping his phone at the border

The government is prosecuting US citizen Sam Tunick for allegedly providing authorities with a "duress password" that wiped his phone when they tried to seize it at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport on January 24th, 2025.

Federal agents detained Tunick at the airport, allegedly questioning him about child exploitation images.

However, a motion filed by Tunick's lawyers […]