United States v. Efrain Becerra-Garcia

OPINION

McKEOWN, Circuit Judge.

Efrain Beeerra-Garcia challenges the district court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence, namely the discovery by tribal rangers of illegal aliens in his van while crossing the Tohono O’odham Nation. Although the scope of the rangers’ authority and the location of the stop on reservation land inform our analysis, this case boils down to a determination whether the rangers’ stop of Beeerra-Garcia was reasonable. We conclude that it was and thus affirm.

Background

The setting of this case is the Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation, which covers a sprawling 90…