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Miranda Warnings at Border?

By immigrationprof

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Influential federal judge Jack Weinstein denied a motion to suppress but acknowledged that “there is some force in the defendant’s argument that because of increased criminal penalties and prosecutions arising out of post-9/11 border inquiries, Miranda warnings are appropriate when a person entering the country is questioned in a secondary inspection area.” United States v. Lnu (E.D.N.Y.  Sept. 25, 2009).  Download Immig__and_date_geq__09_16_2[1]

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