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In reply to the discussion: @CustomsBorder got on a Greyhound bus yesterday and asked every passenger for their papers [View all]procon
(15,805 posts)10. Fourth Amendment - Search and Seizure
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
They recently tried this and now have a class action lawsuit for violating constitution rights. Lessons learned? None. Nada. Zilch. Zip.
"The Department of Homeland Security is facing a class action lawsuit over an incident in which all the passengers on a domestic flight were held and searched by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents before being allowed to get off their plane potentially in violation of the US constitution."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/12/lawsuit-claims-border-patrol-violated-constitution-by-searching-delta-plane
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@CustomsBorder got on a Greyhound bus yesterday and asked every passenger for their papers [View all]
mahatmakanejeeves
Jan 2018
OP
As the grandchild of Irish immigrants, I have an Irish passport and dual citizenship.
Irish_Dem
Jan 2018
#38
Same thing happened to me two years ago on a train near the Canadian border. nt
Binkie The Clown
Jan 2018
#12
The Department of State requires a driver license/gov't issued ID and a birth/naturalization cert
GreenEyedLefty
Jan 2018
#31
Huh? A BC is the document the DoS needs to establish that you were born in the US
GreenEyedLefty
Jan 2018
#41