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The worst part of this overreach is this: >“federal regulations give U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) authority to operate within 100 miles of any U.S.
by eldaisfish 6y ago
The worst part of this overreach is this:
>“federal regulations give U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) authority to operate within 100 miles of any U.S. "external boundary."
... which puts all international airports and their surrounding regions up for grabs.
It's only a matter of time before some judge rules that the US border extends to pre-clearance areas giving the US powers on foreign soil.
- LatteLazy 6y agoThe ACLU says approximately 2/3 of the US population live in those areas. https://www.aclu.org/other/constitution-100-mile-border-zone https://www.aclu.org/other/constitution-100-mile-border-zone
- nulbyte 6y ago> ... which puts all international airports and their surrounding regions up for grabs. International airports are not external boundaries. External boundary means land boundary, plus some water.[1] [1]: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/8/287.1 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/8/287.1