> In addition, the high punitive nature of merely being arrested means that probable cause has replaced due process in our system. Going beyond that, border pa

> In addition, the high punitive nature of merely being arrested means that probable cause has replaced due process in our system. Going beyond that, border patrol has special leeway above and beyond what regular law enforcement can do. They don't need a warrant or even probable cause to search you or your property, and they've been known to intentionally mislead people about their rights and detain them without access to an attorney or a phone call. It's pretty much anything-goes.