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[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yup. They can detain you, take your phone, and just break into it. At best you leave without your electronics. At worst you don't get to leave. At extra worst, you leave to El Salvador.

https://papersplease.org/wp/2018/01/05/new-dhs-policy-on-demands-for-passwords-to-travelers-electronic-devices/