Assuming we are getting the full details (always suspect these days...) I think this is bad mojo. This kid is stopped at an inland checkpoint (1), has valid state ID, and sits in facility for 3+ weeks. He was traveling with illegals, so he's far from innocent kid as far as that goes, but 3 weeks seems ridiculous and I suspect this kid will win if/when he sues. Supposedly, 72 hours is the maximum they can hold someone for that. Perhaps an additional charge for aiding and abetting or similar an illegal? I'm more bothered by the inland checkpoints than this event per se, but it reminded me of how much that bothers me.
(1) Many are not aware that there is a 100 mile border zone they can operate in and it's perfect legal to set up a border check point say 80 miles from the border and ask for passports and ID. I think that's BS and unconstitutional and always have, and it's one of the rare times I agree with the ACLU on the topic*. I could see say 5 miles from the border, but 100?! Random check points asking people for their papers 90 miles from the border makes my skin crawl and sets off my Libertarian positions big time. I don't know how inland he was, but it says it was an inland check point so that's fail #1 for and I question the constitutionality of it.
* https://www.aclu.org/other/constitut...le-border-zone
The story:
https://abc7chicago.com/ice-releases...weeks/5415640/
Bookmarks