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[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 52 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Unfortunately, "the border", as defined in US customs law, extends 100 miles inland from the coast. That covers the entire urbanized eastern and western seaboards, or 2/3 of the US population.

https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/border-zone

[–] qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Holy shit. If I'm mathing correctly, that's like 12% of the entire land mass of the contiguous US.

[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

And also where most of the people live.

[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 4 points 2 years ago

It's also where a majority of the population lives.

[–] athos77@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They've also been trying to claim that international airports are "external boundaries", and that their power extends 100 out from there. So even "safe" places like, say, Denver or Indianapolis or St. Louis wouldn't be safe if they have their way.

[–] invno1@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago

Talk about overreach.

[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

And into most of Canada :)