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The justification for that is they have jurisdiction everywhere within 200mi or so of a land OR SEA border. Portland may not feel close to the sea, but it is.
by kridsdale1 4y ago
The justification for that is they have jurisdiction everywhere within 200mi or so of a land OR SEA border.
Portland may not feel close to the sea, but it is.
- notch898a 4y agoThe authority they claimed for their deployment was 40 U.S. Code § 1315, protection of "federal property and persons", not anything customs and border related. The law providing the authorization was part of one of the many knee-jerk post 9/11 bills.