US - Leaked database shows US government has been secretly monitoring journalists at US-Mexico border

NewsReporters Without Borders (RSF) questions the legality of a secret US government database showing journalists investigating the migrant caravan have been tracked and flagged for secondary screening at the US-Mexico border, with some even having alerts placed on their passports. This offense on the First Amendment and journalistic independence must be rectified by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) immediately.The United States government created a secret database on journalists, activists and others that they believe should be stopped for questioning when crossing border checkpoints in the…

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