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Old Jun 22, 2013 | 6:10 pm
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Originally Posted by Firebug4
You actually don't have anyone dead to rights. The correct answer to that question being repeated is YES. The supreme court has ruled repeatedly that immigration checkpoints are indeed a detention a reasonable detention but still a detention to determine immigration status.

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ok, assuming those are legal. What happens when CBP is not satisfied with "yes"?
As OP noted - they were asked for passport.
What if its a car with 4 heavy accented individuals - all of which are US citizens. Should they be carrying passports now?
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