Border Patrol checkpoints are cruel, pointless and serve to harass residents going about their lives.

The border patrol has dozens of inland checkpoints around the Southwest and in northern states such as Washington. The checkpoints can be within 100 air miles of the country's border.

Border and Immigration At Border Patrol Checkpoints, an Impossible Choice Between Health Care and Deportation Undocumented parents confined south of inland checkpoints must choose between risking ...

LAREDO, Texas (AP) — As vehicles line up at the Border Patrol's checkpoint a half-hour drive's north of the U.S.-Mexico border, its agents have around 10 seconds to check each driver and decide ...