ACLU Action Alert: Keep Customs Officers Accountable!: ‘Legislation being considered by Congress after the September terrorist attacks continues to revolve around the misguided perception that giving expanded, unchecked authority to those who enforce our laws will necessarily make us safer. A prime example is the new, “Customs Border Security Act” (H.R. 3129), a bill originally meant to deal with U.S. Customs employee wage issues, which now includes provisions that would weaken protections against racial profiling, other illegal searches, and undermine the right to privacy in personal correspondence.’ One click will urge your Congressional delegates to oppose giving Customs officials free reign and opening the door to widespread racial profiling.