Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his smartphone during a customs search.
A U.S. citizen used an open-source operating system, GrapheneOS, on his Google Pixel phone to “delete the digital contents,” before the device was seized, an indictment against the man said.
Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country.
Chantal Morales Rojas, a 27-year-old from Ecuador, was detained by plainclothes officers as she tried to board a flight at Denver International Airport on July 20.
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