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1/4 ADC has filed a time-sensitive motion in federal court on behalf of journalist @MaxBlumenthal, seeking the immediate return of two phones seized and retained by CBP after he returned from reporting on Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral. The motion argues that the seizure violates Blumenthal's the First and Fourth Amendments and the Privacy Protection Act. adc.org/wp-content/upl…

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I'll be on The Young Turks with @cenkuygur tonight at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT LIVE to discuss our Poetica case, in which we're defending the owner against DOJ's frivolous discrimination investigation clearly aimed at silencing his criticism of Israel and Representative Dan Goldman. Tune in here: youtube.com/channel/UC1yBK…

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Israel-backed propagandists demanded Max Blumenthal face US government persecution for reporting from Iran It appears the Trump admin obliged, and ordered the seizure of his devices Now, @adc is suing DHS Secretary Mullin over the illegal seizure thegrayzone.com/2026/07/16/adc…

The @adc has filed a lawsuit on my behalf against DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin over the seizure of my phones upon my return from reporting in Iran It is clear to me I was targeted because of my journalism - for exposing US-Israeli atrocities and expressing views that upset the Zionist forces dictating Trump’s Middle East policy I’m also certain this unconstitutional act of intimidation was driven by Israeli-backed hooligans close to the Trump admin who demanded my persecution on baseless grounds as soon as I arrived to report in Iran

4/4 ADC President and Legal Director @JeninYounesEsq on CBP’s seizure of Blumenthal’s phones: “Just because someone is reentering the country does not mean their constitutional rights evaporate. While Fourth Amendment protections are diminished at border crossings, searches must be based on some interest in identifying criminal activity or national security threat. The constitutional concerns become more severe when it appears a journalist was subjected to an unreasonable search because of his viewpoints and journalistic activity.” adc.org/adc-sues-dhs/

3/4 Days earlier, Trump loyalist @LauraLoomer urged the administration to arrest Blumenthal. CBP later asked questions that closely mirrored her post. The filing argues that the timing and his differential treatment raise serious concerns of viewpoint discrimination.

1/4 ADC has filed a time-sensitive motion in federal court on behalf of journalist @MaxBlumenthal, seeking the immediate return of two phones seized and retained by CBP after he returned from reporting on Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei's funeral. The motion argues that the seizure violates Blumenthal's the First and Fourth Amendments and the Privacy Protection Act. adc.org/wp-content/upl…

We @adc just filed a lawsuit on behalf of journalist @MaxBlumenthal against the Secretary of DHS. Last week, upon his return to the US from a trip to Iran to cover the Ayatollah's funeral, CBP seized his smartphones, saying they intended to extract data from him. This occurred after Laura Loomer, a prominent associate of President Trump, demanded that Max be arrested for having the audacity to do journalism. CBP's conduct raises grave First Amendment and Fourth Amendment concerns, as well as violations of the Privacy Protection Act. Read the legal memorandum below.

URGENT: Congress is voting TODAY on Rep. Thomas Massie’s amendment to cut the $3.3 billion blank check to Israel. Tell your Representative now: Vote YES. Stop using our tax dollars to fund Israel’s forever wars! adc.org/action-alert/v…

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3/ “The practice of seizing and searching a journalist’s phone or other electronic devices at the border raises grave First and Fourth amendment concerns. Absent a legitimate and particularized national security justification, search of phones should not be a condition of entering the country. The Supreme Court has recognized the important privacy interests in modern smart phones, an interest that is not diminished simply because an American is crossing the border. The search and seizure of Blumenthal’s phones is yet more concerning because it appears to be viewpoint based discrimination, given that prominent associates of the current administration have singled him out for condemnation because of his views.” - ADC President and Legal Director @JeninYounesEsq

2/3 Award-winning independent journalist @MaxBlumenthal reported that CBP officers interrogated him upon his return from Iran on July 10, searched his belongings, and demanded that he unlock his phones. When he refused, officers seized the devices. Blumenthal had traveled to Iran on a press visa to report for The Grayzone. “It was precisely because of my journalism that I was targeted by the Trump administration… The seizure of my devices was a clear act of intimidation aimed at deterring me and others from doing further critical reporting from Iran about the illegal war ravaging the country…” Blumenthal stated. thegrayzone.com/2026/07/13/isr…

1/3 ADC warns of increased demands by CBP to search and seize personal electronic devices at airports and U.S. borders: adc.org/adc-warns-trav…

Call your members of Congress TODAY and tell them to vote YES on the Massie - Khanna amendment to cut $3.3 billion in aid to Israel --> adc.org/action-alert/v…

“History will not look back kindly on those demanding investigations of educators who dare to teach about Palestine during a documented genocide. Nor will history applaud those who conflate criticism of Israel with antisemitism in lawsuits against states and school districts.”