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> but technically this guy didn’t cross into the US yet since he hadn’t cleared customs and border control… IANAL, but I don't think that's how it works: you'r
by throw0101c 1y ago
> but technically this guy didn’t cross into the US yet since he hadn’t cleared customs and border control…
IANAL, but I don't think that's how it works: you're in US jurisdiction, and governed by US law (including the highest law of the Constitution), when you cross the twelve nautical mile control zone by plane (or boat).
* https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/border-zone https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/border-zone
* https://www.aclu.org/documents/constitution-100-mile-border-zone https://www.aclu.org/documents/constitution-100-mile-border-...
> Rasul v. bush and Boumediene v. Bush guaranteed due process for prisoners of Guantanamo; In U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark, an 1898 decision, the Supreme Court birthright citizenship is stretched to people born to illegal immigrants; Plyer v. doe and Yik Wo v. Hopkins gave 14th equal protection clause; Padilla V. Kentucky gave the right to legal counsel; Bridges v. Wixon (1945): The Supreme Court ruled that a noncitizen could not be deported solely for political speech, affirming that the First Amendment applies to immigrants; United States v. Alvarez-Machain (1992): Acknowledged that noncitizens in U.S. custody still have constitutional rights.
* https://old.reddit.com/r/Askpolitics/comments/1jlfhss/who_does_the_us_constitution_actually_apply_to/ https://old.reddit.com/r/Askpolitics/comments/1jlfhss/who_do...