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Problem is "at the border" isn't always interpreted as "crossing the border". 200 million people live in border-zones (within 100 miles of a border), and a lot
by paxy 9y ago
Problem is "at the border" isn't always interpreted as "crossing the border". 200 million people live in border-zones (within 100 miles of a border), and a lot of courts have given border patrol even wider jurisdiction.
- basseq 9y agoTrue, but a secondary issue, unrelated to the matter at hand, and frankly much less egregious. While Federal law allows certain agencies to conduct search and seizure operations within 100 miles of the border, the Supreme Court has been clear on multiple occasions that warrantless actions only apply at the border itself (including points of entry like airports).