A U.S. Citizen Was Detained While Trying to Pay for a Gift for His Daughter

Re:A U.S. Citizen Was Detained While Trying to Pay for a Gif... by rootusrootus on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @01:23PM (#21336768)

FWIW, that's actually a little overplayed. I'm a staunch ACLU supporter, but they kinda went too far with the "constitution-free zone" bit. DHS has never claimed any such authority, they just say they can do warrantless searches at the actual border and it's "functional equivalent" which is not the 100 mile zone, but rather the areas of international airports and such where people first step on US soil and are effectively crossing the border.

In the 100 mile zone, they definitely have to have a defensible "reasonable suspicion" of criminal activity before they can stop & search someone.

Edit: Ha! The truth, as ever, ain't too popular.

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Re:A U.S. Citizen Was Detained While Trying to Pay for a Gif... by magashna on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @01:38PM (#21336927)

https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/05/who-lives-in-border-p...

This article mentions an instance where they colluded with local LE to harass citizens near a marijuana festival. Also deportable arrests are abysmally low, whereas their drug related arrests are absurdly high. It really sounds like they're a branch of DEA.

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