US judge rules in favour of Palestinian-American activist after phone seizure

A US federal judge ruled that customs officers illegally searched and seized the phones of Palestinian-American activist Osama Abu Irshaid, executive director of American Muslims for Palestine, due to insufficient evidence of criminal activity. The ruling, from the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, upheld his Fourth Amendment rights, rejecting claims by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Republican-led House Oversight Committee that linked him to Hamas.