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Border Patrol is Everywhere


July 10, 2008

In New York City, Border Patrol agents are increasingly arresting undocumented immigrants on buses and trains, leading many to believe that they are using racial profiling as a tactic to find their targets.

Border Patrol has denied any accusation of racial profiling.  "An official said the agency is following a federal law that allows agents to make warrantless stops within a reasonable distance from the country's borders, about 100 miles. The practice helps to catch criminals, contraband and people crossing the Canadian border illegally. It also allows agents to arrest undocumented immigrants traveling from state to state, authorities said."

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