Searches of electronic devices such as phones and laptops of travellers entering the United States are up more than 32 per cent this year and are on track to set a new record, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data obtained by CBC News.
The numbers show that during the first three quarters of its 2026 fiscal year, which runs from Oct. 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, CBP officers searched 52,080 electronic devices. During the same period the previous year, CBP searched 39,251 devices.
