Legal Opinion
United States v. 1982 Ford Pick-Up, VIN 1FTDX15G7CKA31957
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 2, 1989No. 87-6315PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.
This case centers around the seizure of two pickup trucks owned by Juana and Luis Mendoza by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The trucks were allegedly used in the transportation of illegal aliens in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(B). If this is true then the trucks are subject to forfeiture under 8 U.S.C. § 1324(b)(1). The Mendozas raise three issues on appeal: (1) whether immigration Service officers had the requisite probable cause to stop the Mendozas’ vehicles; (2) whether the vehicles were being used to transport illegal aliens in…
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