Luis Sanchez v. Jefferson Sessions

I agree with the panel that this was not a border stop. The Coast Guard did not seize Sanchez at a U.S. port of entry, nor did the evidence show that Sanchez’s boat had sailed from international waters. See United States v. Villamonte-Marquez, 462 U.S. 579, 591-93, 103 S.Ct. 2573, 77 L.Ed.2d 22 (1983); United States v. Tilton, 534 F.2d 1363, 1364-66 (9th Cir. 1976).

The record shows that Sanchez provided identification when he arrived back at the port. The record also shows that the Coast Guard ran several computer searches that yielded negative results. Despite the absence of hits in these…