CBP is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with suspicious travel patterns

Re:CBP is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with sus... by cogman10 on Thursday November 20, 2025 @04:09PM (#45997778)

> except it's only one side supporting it this time.

I wish.

Very early on in this Trump admin there was a bipartisan bill passed which greatly expanded the capabilities of ICE to deport [1]. Democrats have been well aligned with the republicans when it comes to immigration policy. You'll find few that will actually criticize the actions of ICE/DHS.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laken_Riley_Act

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Re:CBP is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with sus... by wffurr on Thursday November 20, 2025 @04:10PM (#45997791)

156 Democratic congressmen voted no on that bill.

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Re:CBP is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with sus... by cogman10 on Thursday November 20, 2025 @04:23PM (#45997943)

46 voted yes. And just a few months prior democrats tried to pass this [1] [2]. Which only failed because Trump didn't want Biden to be able to show a "tough on the border" stance.

Again, you'll find few democrats that have a stance on the border that contradicts the Republican stance. There are a few, but most are just staying silent. The only reason they vote against these sorts of bills is because of pure partisanship, not out of some ideology alignment.

[1] https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/436...

[2] https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senate-hold-election-year-sh...

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Re:CBP is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with sus... by anigbrowl on Thursday November 20, 2025 @11:48PM (#46001327)

That's less than 1/4, so your argument fails.

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Re:CBP is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with sus... by cogman10 on Friday November 21, 2025 @07:54AM (#46004026)

Ok, then show me the bill the 3/4ths proposed which was more humane.

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