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9th Circuit rules man can’t sue Border Patrol over wrongful arrest

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//May 11, 2021//

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9th Circuit rules man can’t sue Border Patrol over wrongful arrest

9th Circuit rules man can’t sue Border Patrol over wrongful arrest

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//May 11, 2021//

A man held in jail for 40 days after Border Patrol agents improperly performed a drug test has no right to sue, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. In a...

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