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December 8, 2016

ACLU Michigan Sues Customs & Border Agency over Warrantless Searches
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The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection agency over its refusal to provide complete records of stops
and detentions in Michigan. The entire state of Michigan is designated
as part of Homeland Security's 100-mile zone, meaning Border Patrol
agents have wide powers to engage in warrantless stops. The ACLU of
Michigan said, "It's not reasonable to claim that the entire state of
Michigan is a border zone. Border enforcement-and the powers that go
with it-belongs at the border and not in our communities."


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