Summary
US immigration officers denied entry to a French scientist traveling to Houston after finding phone messages criticizing the Trump administration.
French research minister Philippe Baptiste condemned the decision, stressing the importance of academic freedom.
US authorities reportedly accused the scientist of “hateful and conspiratorial messages” but later dropped charges.
Baptiste has been vocal against Trump and Elon Musk for cutting research funding and invited American scientists to relocate to France.
Anecdotal, but I think the US has been allowed to seize the electronic devices of people trying to enter the country since like forever.
They’re also weird as fuck about letting people enter the country and now it’s obviously getting even worse and lots of media attention
Since the Patriot Act.