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Re:ACLU: Border Agents Violate Constitution When They Search... by mtgx on Thursday May 02, 2019 @10:11AM (#19808071)
> I was under the impression that the constitutional protections of all citizens have been suspended 100 miles from all borders including airports in the united states.

By who? And who decided that arbitrary number (just because it's a nice round number doesn't mean it isn't arbitrary. And why 100 miles and not 100 yards? etc)?

The Constitution is there precisely to limit overl oppressive ideas the "government" may come up with.

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Re:ACLU: Border Agents Violate Constitution When They Search... by komali2 on Thursday May 02, 2019 @10:19AM (#19808139)
Patriot act.

https://www.aclu.org/other/constitution-100-mile-border-zone

Border patrol still can't violate the Constitution, but in practice they do it all the time.

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Re:ACLU: Border Agents Violate Constitution When They Search... by openasocket on Thursday May 02, 2019 @10:32AM (#19808291)
It's from the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act, here's the relevant portion: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1357#a_3 . It should be noted the constitutionality of that section has been upheld by the Supreme Court, for instance in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Martinez-Fuer... .
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