• frongt@lemmy.zip
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    10 hours ago

    Legally, they cannot refuse entry to a US Citizen. Legally.

    But just because someone is based in the US doesn’t mean they’re a citizen. And they don’t need any justification to search someone, because airports and land within 100 miles of a border is a “constitution-free zone” (but not 100 miles from an airport, contrary to popular belief).

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      airports and land within 100 miles of a border is a “constitution-free zone”

      This isn’t accurate. That’s where CBP has jurisdiction to operate, but they’re still bound by the constitution (for now),

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      10 hours ago

      Lmao so now we’re saying all of Southern California south of Newport Beach (85 mi from Tijuana) is a place where the constitution does not apply? New York west of Rochester? (80 mi from Niagara) Pretty much all of Alaska’s tail thingy next to Canada? 😂