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at the border you are not yet on US soil. They can deny you for any reason at all
by BrainInAJar 7y ago
at the border you are not yet on US soil. They can deny you for any reason at all
- BrainInAJar 7y agoand constitutionally speaking, permanent exile isn't considered a punishment for noncitizens, so SCOTUS can rule whatever they want is unconstitutional, it still means they're gonna do it
- miles 7y agoAs Taniwha pointed out above[0]: > If you make that argument then the customs officers are also NOT on US soil and have no authority to search phones (or do anything) at all [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21518813 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21518813
- gamblor956 7y agoEven if that's true, that simply means the search moves a few feet to US soil, where they stand on one side of the border and you stand on the other. And they don't have to let you in if you're not a US citizen or lawful resident.
- x86_64Ubuntu 7y agoDoesn't being subject to search apply regardless of citizenship status?
- gamblor956 7y agoNo, if you're a citizen or lawful resident they have to let you in...eventually. Courts have ruled that they can hold you at the border for a few hours.