Miles: Border and Michigan

miles: Border agents are empowered to check anyone within 100 miles of an international border, but the lawsuit says the agency considers the entire state of Michigan to be within 100 miles of the Canadian border or one of the Great Lakes, which function as international borders, according to Metro News. Michigan borders four of the five Great Lakes, though Lake Michigan is not on the international border. The federal lawsuit filed by the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center and American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan seeks specifics of and justification for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection policies. Many parts of the state technically are more than 100 miles from Canada. Border officials declined comment, citing pending litigation, though federal authorities have said checkpoints elsewhere within the nation 100-mile border zone are crucial to catching human and drug smugglers who cross illegally into the U.S. Federal authorities say the checkpoints on highways and small roads north of the U.S.-Mexico border are vital to catching immigration violations. Under this interpretation CBP agents patrolling the border could potentially subject anyone in Michigan regardless of where he or she is within the state to warrantless detention and search, the lawsuit says. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.