"Jacob Soboroff challenged President Donald Trump's Border Patrol on their authority to operate far from any border or coastline, and got a stunning one-word reply. Trump's deportation force has rolled out operations in a series of large American cities, where they have been met with stiff resistance from local officials and residents. The latest of these is Charlotte, North Carolina, where over 130 arrests were made over the weekend."
"So I did text Tricia McLaughlin today from the Department of Homeland Security, the assistant secretary for public affairs, and asked her, under what authority is the Border Patrol operating in, running around apprehending landscapers and people on their way to work, all these scenes that we've seen play out, breaking windows of American citizens? And she wrote airport as a response. And so I said, is an airport a border?"
Border Patrol agents have conducted enforcement operations deep inside American cities, far from international borders or coastlines. Local officials and residents have met these operations with stiff resistance and protests. In Charlotte, North Carolina, over 130 arrests were reported during a recent crackdown. Officials cited a 100-mile rule and an ‘‘airport’’ rationale when questioned about the agency's authority to operate inland, including in Chicago near Lake Michigan. Journalists reported agents apprehending landscapers and commuters and breaking windows during some confrontations. The Department of Homeland Security later pointed to a range of federal authorities in its response.
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