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And CBP considers the "border" as a 100-mile strip inland around borders and coastlines.

https://www.aclu.org/other/constitution-100-mile-border-zone

> Roughly two-thirds of the United States' population lives within the 100-mile zone

I knew it was a lot but I didn't guess two thirds. That makes it laughable.

This is worth remembering when (probably next month) the incoming administration has to decide whether to make good on the promise of deporting millions of people, which promise is very dear to the hearts of core supporters who have felt very let down by previous administrations.

There is a high probability of aggressive mass action within the US under the banner of 'border security' in the not-very distant future which is going to force people to choose sides.

What's weird to me is that basically "reasonable suspicion" is simply substituted for a court order when it comes to border enforcement officers, however, it seems that at no point during your encounter with one are they obliged to convey to you what that "reasonable suspicion" is.

the arbitrary enforcement of unclear policies makes egregious violations less noticeable—the increase of control through variance