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How does Border Patrol have any jurisdiction in Minneapolis? I know that Noem and Trump admin give zero fucks about rules and norms, but how is their presence not being more aggressively challenged by state governments?

They got away with operating in Chicago by redefining the US border as the shores of Lake Michigan.

But Minneapolis is far outside of their self-defined 100-mile border zone.

Stacking Functions 3d ago

From the internet:

Federal regulations allow the US Customs and Border Patrol to operate "anywhere within 100 miles of any US external boundary". "External boundary" includes the Canadian and Mexican borders, sea coasts and the great lakes; but it does not include airports.

The zone does include many major cities, not because airports count but because many major cities are within 100 miles of of an external boundary. About two thirds of the US population lives within the zone.

The CBP does not have the same powers in the zone that they have at the border. They cannot stop or search someone away from the border without reasonable suspicion or probable cause.

(looks like the twin cities are closer to 150 from lake superior so not sure why they'd have any jurisdiction)

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verly 2d ago

Yes, this is exactly my point. I’m wondering why MN wouldn’t challenge their presence in a court.

Cynical part of me suspects democrats are ok with letting ICE run rampant because it’s helpful for them politically. So instead of fighting it, they prefer to use it to drive people to vote in Nov.