Too bad the Supreme Court ruled years ago that complete 4th Amendment protections don’t apply to areas within 100 miles of a US border, including coastline…
(Fun fact: the vast majority of the US population lives there. All of Florida, all of Maine, most of California, etc etc etc)
The law explicitly states that dwellings are excluded from this authority.
As a result, within the 100-mile border zone, Border Patrol agents can take the following actions without a warrant:
- Board and search vessels in territorial waters;
- Board and search vehicles, trains, conveyances, or aircraft; and,
- Enter private lands – but not dwellings – within 25 miles from an external boundary.
Soooo… are campers, RVs, and mobile homes a loophole for citizens or for the government? (I’m aware they might be handled differently from each other)
The one saving grace here is that the 100 mile zone only applies to federal authorities… so a local police agency still needs a warrant to track you.
It should only apply(well it shouldn’t apply at all) to crimes that actually relate to crossing a border or moving stuff across a border. Like if you were suspected for tax fraud that shouldn’t be subject to 4th amendment violations because you live by a border. That’s my opinion I have zero clue how it works and I’m guessing the worst way.
