Protecting Our Perimeter : "Border Searches" Under the Fourth Amendment.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Noncitizens.

Border security.

Constitutional law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (21 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Addresses scope of Government authority to search and seize individuals at the U.S. border pursuant to constitutional framework that encompasses border search exception to warrants and probable cause requirements of Fourth Amendment. Describes varying levels of suspicion associated with each type of border search interpreted by the courts. Highlights border security recommendations made by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the U.S., legislative action in the 108th and 109th Congress, and features of the "Minuteman Project," a citizens neighborhood watch program to assist law enforcement in monitoring the flow of illegal immigrants across U.S. borders.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Protecting Our Perimeter

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.