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Sogo

(6,981 posts)
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 02:45 PM Oct 2025

The Feds are justifying Border Patrol in Chicago (required to operate within 100 mi. of a border) by saying the shore of

Lake Michigan is the border with Canada. News Flash: Lake Michigan does not border or touch Canada at all....

MAGA: Morons Are Governing America

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The Feds are justifying Border Patrol in Chicago (required to operate within 100 mi. of a border) by saying the shore of (Original Post) Sogo Oct 2025 OP
For them, any bald-faced LIE will do. B.See Oct 2025 #1
Why? Mad_Machine76 Oct 2025 #2
Hell no... Moostache Oct 2025 #8
I forgot to put this: Mad_Machine76 Oct 2025 #15
Geography not their strong point. boonecreek Oct 2025 #3
The Great Lakes around Michigan are treated as a single body of water DetroitLegalBeagle Oct 2025 #4
Weak sauce, really -- they should have claimed airports as border, thus justifying invasion of any major city at will 0rganism Oct 2025 #5
Don't give them any ideas! LOL! Grumpy Old Guy Oct 2025 #11
So weird that they'd miss it 0rganism Oct 2025 #16
The CBP's 100-mile zone starts at the boundary of the lakes. I'm almost positive there was a court case about this but WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2025 #6
Da fuck are ya talkin'? I saw this gub'mint guy on Fox and he had a map of the Great Lakes region and he had 3Hotdogs Oct 2025 #7
Portland, Oregon is more than a 100 miles from the border too. Botany Oct 2025 #9
no, the entire US coastline is considered a border, so Portalnd is within the 100 mile zone. Celerity Oct 2025 #14
Next thing you know Trump will want to rename it The Great Trump Lake. flashman13 Oct 2025 #10
Per the ACLU eggplant Oct 2025 #12
The Great Lakes are counted as one body of water. Celerity Oct 2025 #13
Most of the Magats probably believe that Lake Michigan borders with Canada... Jack Valentino Oct 2025 #17

Moostache

(10,972 posts)
8. Hell no...
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 05:28 PM
Oct 2025

They should be worried about the massive crime wave of people stealing boats and FLEEING TO CANADA!!!!

boonecreek

(1,390 posts)
3. Geography not their strong point.
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 03:09 PM
Oct 2025

Probably claim that the Straits of Mackinac lead to Lake Huron which
does touch Canada, but that's a hell of a lot longer than 100 miles.

DetroitLegalBeagle

(2,459 posts)
4. The Great Lakes around Michigan are treated as a single body of water
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 03:13 PM
Oct 2025

As far as the enforcement zone is concerned. This isn't new. The justification has always been that a boat can travel from Canada to anywhere on the shores of Lake Michigan without stopping at any controlled access point.

0rganism

(25,471 posts)
5. Weak sauce, really -- they should have claimed airports as border, thus justifying invasion of any major city at will
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 03:29 PM
Oct 2025

"What, your city has an international airport? Ah, that's border right there. Your whole metro area belongs to us now!"
Then deploy as desired anyway while it goes through the courts. As has been SOP for these fascist assholes previously. How did they miss such a golden opportunity for criming? Seriously, is Stephen Miller really that distracted? He's off his 4'10" game.

0rganism

(25,471 posts)
16. So weird that they'd miss it
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 08:41 PM
Oct 2025

Perhaps, after all, their competence does not measure up to their appetite for destruction. Or maybe they're just saving this move for later.

WhiskeyGrinder

(26,268 posts)
6. The CBP's 100-mile zone starts at the boundary of the lakes. I'm almost positive there was a court case about this but
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 04:37 PM
Oct 2025

I'd have to dig a bit.

3Hotdogs

(15,030 posts)
7. Da fuck are ya talkin'? I saw this gub'mint guy on Fox and he had a map of the Great Lakes region and he had
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 05:13 PM
Oct 2025

a black magic marker and he drew the border of the United States and .... Sorry. The guy was Donald Trump.

Botany

(76,381 posts)
9. Portland, Oregon is more than a 100 miles from the border too.
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 05:37 PM
Oct 2025

Immigration of illegals is just an excuse for our Fascist Dictator to call the military and
give ICE billions.

Celerity

(53,661 posts)
14. no, the entire US coastline is considered a border, so Portalnd is within the 100 mile zone.
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 06:13 PM
Oct 2025

eggplant

(4,136 posts)
12. Per the ACLU
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 05:52 PM
Oct 2025

A federal law says that, without a warrant, CBP can board vehicles and vessels and search for people without immigration documentation “within a reasonable distance from any external boundary of the United States.” These “external boundaries” include international land borders but also the entire U.S. coastline.

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

Jack Valentino

(4,350 posts)
17. Most of the Magats probably believe that Lake Michigan borders with Canada...
Wed Oct 8, 2025, 09:22 PM
Oct 2025

Geographers, they are NOT...

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