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US Citizen Detained for 10 Days After He Asked Border Patrol Officer for Help (truthout.org)

submitted 2 days ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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Border agents forced the 19-year-old, who cannot read, to sign a transcript of his arrest he says was false.

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[–] Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Don’t they have to release you after 48 hours if they don’t charge you with a crime?

[–] Darorad@lemmy.world 41 points 2 days ago (2 children)

You're forgetting that the border patrol doesn't have to follow laws

[–] nucleative@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

The problem is that undocumented (and also illiterate) people rarely have enough power or money to fight back.

But... The Bill of Rights protects everyone, including undocumented immigrants.

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