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US Citizen Detained for 10 Days After He Asked Border Patrol Officer for Help (truthout.org)
submitted 3 weeks ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world
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Border agents forced the 19-year-old, who cannot read, to sign a transcript of his arrest he says was false.

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[-] Darorad@lemmy.world 41 points 3 weeks ago

You're forgetting that the border patrol doesn't have to follow laws

[-] NJSpradlin@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

Or anyone in the Trump administration

[-] nucleative@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

The problem is that undocumented (and also illiterate) people rarely have enough power or money to fight back.

But... The Bill of Rights protects everyone, including undocumented immigrants.

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