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SovereignMan.com has an article regarding a woman's interaction with US Customs and Border Protection:
According to the published case files, she was frisked, and then ordered to squat so that a drug-sniffing dog could check out her nether regions.
Apparently the dog liked what he smelled, because Ms. Doe was then taken to yet another room, ordered to pull down her pants, and crouch.
At that point an agent from Customs and Border Protection "inspected her anus with a flashlight."
She was then ordered to lean backwards in a crouched position, after which another agent inserted a speculum into her vagina to search for drugs.
Another agent then "parted Ms. Doe's vulva with her hand, pressed her fingers into Ms. Doe's vagina, and visually examined her genitalia with a flashlight."
They then took her to a hospital for a further 6 hours of involuntary testing, which included forcing her to have a bowel movement as they all watched, plus X-rays, CT scans, and more.
[...] Ms. Doe was "brutally probed against her will" for hours and hours without judicial oversight, due process, or even reasonable suspicion. And they found nothing.
[...] They told her that if she signed a consent form, retroactively giving her permission to be abused and violated, that the government would pay for all the tests and various medical expenses.
But if she didn't sign the consent form, she'd have to pay for them all herself.
Ms. Doe refused to sign, and the United States government sent her a bill for more than $5,000, essentially demanding that she pay for her own sexual assault.
Emotionally shattered she went home feeling like a rape victim. She sued.
[...] Finally, as of a few days ago, the case has been settled. And the US government agreed to pay Ms. Doe $475,000.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 29 2016, @09:49PM
This is why:
https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights-governments-100-mile-border-zone-map [aclu.org]
:-(
They settled. That isn't a loss.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 29 2016, @10:04PM
It's unconstitutional. The courts simply do not follow the constitution, and use a modified version instead.
(Score: 3, Funny) by JNCF on Friday July 29 2016, @10:06PM
I like how some states are entirely swallowed by the pretext of border protection. Stay classy, federal government.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 30 2016, @05:12AM
Not only that, but it nicely covers all of the most densely populated areas.
From the article: "Roughly two-thirds of the United States' population, about 200 million people, lives within the 100-mile zone that an outdated federal regulation defines as the border zone—that is, within 100 miles of a U.S. land or coastal border."
So the US government actually came out and said that the constitution doesn't apply to two-thirds of the US citizens. Amazing.
I think I've also heard of an alternative interpretation, where the constitution-free zone also extends 100 miles around international airports, which covers, uh, pretty much everyone.