montoya de hernandez argued april decided july upon arrival los angeles international airport flight bogota colombia respondent detained customs officials examination passport contents valise questioning officials suspected balloon swallower one attempts smuggle narcotics country hidden alimentary canal detained incommunicado almost hours officials sought order authorizing pregnancy test claimed pregnant ray rectal examination hours given option returning colombia next available flight agreeing ray remaining detention produced monitored bowel movement chose first option officials unable place next flight refused use toilet facilities pursuant order pregnancy test conducted hospital proved negative rectal examination resulted obtaining balloons smuggled alimentary canal subsequently suppression hearing district admitted cocaine evidence respondent convicted various federal narcotics offenses appeals reversed holding respondent detention violated fourth amendment customs officials clear indication alimentary canal smuggling time respondent detained held detention traveler border beyond scope routine customs search inspection justified inception customs agents considering facts surrounding traveler trip reasonably suspect traveler smuggling contraband alimentary canal facts rational inferences known customs officials clearly supported reasonable suspicion respondent alimentary canal smuggler pp fourth amendment emphasis upon reasonableness consistent creation clear indication standard cover case intermediate standard reasonable suspicion probable cause pp reasonable suspicion standard effects needed balance private public interests law enforcement officials must make limited intrusion less probable cause thus fits well situations involving alimentary canal smuggling border type smuggling gives external signs inspectors rarely possess probable cause arrest search yet governmental interests stopping smuggling border high pp circumstances respondent detention long uncomfortable humiliating unreasonably long alimentary canal smuggling detected amount time illegal activity may investigated brief stops respondent refused ray alternative simply awaiting bowel movement customs inspectors left two practical alternatives detain time necessary confirm suspicions turn loose interior country carrying reasonably suspected contraband drugs moreover length respondent detention discomfort resulted solely method chose smuggle illicit drugs country presence articulable suspicion alimentary canal smuggling customs officials required fourth amendment pass respondent balloons interior pp rehnquist delivered opinion burger white blackmun powell joined stevens filed opinion concurring judgment post brennan filed dissenting opinion marshall joined post deputy solicitor general frey argued cause briefs solicitor general lee assistant attorney general trott john de pue peter horstman appointment argued cause respondent brief janet levine justice rehnquist delivered opinion respondent rosa elvira montoya de hernandez detained customs officials upon arrival los angeles airport flight bogota colombia found smuggling balloons alimentary canal convicted bench trial various federal narcotics offenses divided panel appeals ninth circuit reversed convictions holding detention violated fourth amendment constitution customs inspectors clear indication alimentary canal smuggling time detained conflict decisions courts appeals question importance resolution enforcement customs laws granted certiorari reverse respondent arrived los angeles international airport shortly midnight march avianca flight direct flight bogota colombia visa order passed immigration proceeded customs desk customs desk encountered customs inspector talamantes reviewed documents noticed passport made least eight recent trips either miami los angeles talamantes referred respondent secondary customs desk questioning desk talamantes another inspector asked respondent general questions concerning purpose trip respondent revealed spoke english family friends explained spanish come purchase goods husband store bogota customs inspectors recognized bogota source city narcotics respondent possessed cash mostly bills billfold indicated inspectors appointments merchandise vendors planned ride around los angeles taxicabs visiting retail stores penney order buy goods husband store respondent admitted hotel reservations stated planned stay holiday inn respondent recall airline ticket purchased inspectors opened respondent one small valise found four changes cold weather clothing respondent shoes pair wearing although respondent possessed checks waybills credit cards letters credit produce colombian business card number old receipts waybills fabric swatches displayed photo album point talamantes inspector suspected respondent balloon swallower one attempts smuggle narcotics country hidden alimentary canal years inspector talamantes apprehended dozens alimentary canal smugglers arriving avianca flight see app inspectors requested female customs inspector take respondent private area conduct patdown strip search search female inspector felt respondent abdomen area noticed firm fullness respondent wearing girdle search revealed contraband inspector noticed respondent wearing two pairs elastic underpants paper towel lining crotch area respondent returned customs area female inspector reported discoveries inspector charge told respondent suspected smuggling drugs alimentary canal respondent agreed inspector request hospital answer inspector query stated pregnant agreed pregnancy test ray respondent withdrew consent ray learned handcuffed en route hospital inspector gave respondent option returning colombia next available flight agreeing ray remaining detention produced monitored bowel movement confirm rebut inspectors suspicions respondent chose first option placed customs office observation told went toilet use women restroom order female customs inspectors inspect stool balloons capsules carrying narcotics inspectors refused respondent request place telephone call respondent sat customs office observation remainder night night customs officials attempted place respondent mexican airline flying bogota via mexico city morning airline refused transport respondent lacked mexican visa necessary land mexico city respondent permitted leave informed detained agreed ray bowels moved remained detained customs office observation time curled chair leaning one side refused offers food drink refused use toilet facilities appeals noted exhibited symptoms discomfort consistent heroic efforts resist usual calls nature shift change next afternoon almost hours flight landed respondent still defecated urinated partaken food drink time customs officials sought order authorizing pregnancy test ray rectal examination federal magistrate issued order midnight evening authorized rectal examination involuntary ray provided physician charge considered respondent claim pregnancy respondent taken hospital given pregnancy test later turned negative results pregnancy test known physician conducted rectal examination removed respondent rectum balloon containing foreign substance respondent placed formally arrest respondent passed similar balloons next four days passed balloons containing total grams pure cocaine hydrochloride suppression hearing district admitted cocaine evidence respondent convicted possession cocaine intent distribute unlawful importation cocaine divided panel appeals ninth circuit reversed respondent convictions noted customs inspectors justifiably high level official skepticism respondent good motives inspectors decided let nature take course rather seek immediate magistrate warrant ray magistrate warrant required clear indication plain suggestion traveler alimentary canal smuggler previous decisions appeals see cf south dakota opperman applied required level suspicion respondent case questioned humanity inspectors decision hold respondent bowels moved knowing suffer many hours humiliating discomfort chose submit examination concluded clear indication standard evidence available customs officers decided hold respondent continued observation insufficient support detention government contends customs inspectors reasonably suspected respondent alimentary canal smuggler suspicion sufficient justify detention support judgment respondent argues inter alia reasonable suspicion support respondent detention event inspectors reasonably suspect respondent carrying narcotics internally fourth amendment commands searches seizures reasonable reasonable depends upon circumstances surrounding search seizure nature search seizure new jersey permissibility particular law enforcement practice judged balancing intrusion individual fourth amendment interests promotion legitimate governmental interests delaware prouse camara municipal seizure respondent took place international border since founding republic congress granted executive plenary authority conduct routine searches seizures border without probable cause warrant order regulate collection duties prevent introduction contraband country see ramsey citing act july ch stat long recognized congress power police entrants border see boyd stated recently import restrictions searches persons packages national border rest different considerations different rules constitutional law domestic regulations constitution gives congress broad comprehensive powers regulate commerce foreign nations art cl historically broad powers necessary prevent smuggling prevent prohibited articles entry ramsey supra quoting reels film cases reflect longstanding concern protection integrity border concern anything heightened veritable national crisis law enforcement caused smuggling illicit narcotics see mendenhall powell concurring particular increasing utilization alimentary canal smuggling desperate practice appears relatively recent addition smugglers repertoire deceptive practices also appears exceedingly difficult detect congress recognized difficulties title provides persons coming foreign countries shall liable detention search authorized customs regulations customs agents may stop search examine vehicle beast person upon officer suspects contraband merchandise subject duty see also cfr balanced sovereign interests border fourth amendment rights respondent presented border admission subjected criminal enforcement powers federal government respondent entitled free unreasonable search seizure expectation privacy less border interior see carroll cf florida royer blackmun dissenting fourth amendment balance interests government privacy right individual also struck much favorably government border supra previously decided level suspicion justify seizure incoming traveler purposes routine border search cf ramsey appeals held initial detention respondent permissible inspectors possessed clear indication alimentary canal smuggling citing cf clear indication language comes opinion schmerber california think appeals misapprehended significance phrase context used schmerber appeals viewed clear indication intermediate standard reasonable suspicion probable cause see supra think words schmerber used indicate necessity particularized suspicion evidence sought might found within body individual rather enunciating still third fourth amendment threshold reasonable suspicion probable cause including one ever adopted schmerber clear indication language fourth amendment standard see winston lee surgical removal bullet evidence indeed another appeals faced facts almost identical case adopted less strict standard based upon reasonable suspicion see think fourth amendment emphasis upon reasonableness consistent creation third verbal standard addition reasonable suspicion probable cause dealing constitutional requirement reasonableness mens rea see bailey subtle verbal gradations may obscure rather elucidate meaning provision question hold detention traveler border beyond scope routine customs search inspection justified inception customs agents considering facts surrounding traveler trip reasonably suspect traveler smuggling contraband alimentary canal reasonable suspicion standard applied number contexts effects needed balance private public interests law enforcement officials must make limited intrusion less probable cause thus fits well situations involving alimentary canal smuggling border type smuggling gives external signs inspectors rarely possess probable cause arrest search yet governmental interests stopping smuggling border high indeed standard officials border must particularized objective basis suspecting particular person alimentary canal smuggling cortez citing terry ohio facts rational inferences known customs inspectors case clearly supported reasonable suspicion respondent alimentary canal smuggler need belabor facts including respondent implausible story supported suspicion see supra trained customs inspectors encountered many alimentary canal smugglers certainly inchoate unparticularized suspicion hunch terry supra respondent smuggling narcotics alimentary canal inspectors suspicion conclusio human behavior upon practical people including government officials entitled rely citing cortez supra final issue case whether detention respondent reasonably related scope circumstances justified initially regard cautioned courts indulge unrealistic sharpe noted creative judge engaged post hoc evaluations police conduct almost always imagine alternative means objectives police might accomplished fact protection public might abstract accomplished less intrusive means render search unreasonable citing cady dombrowski authorities must allowed graduate response demands particular situation place respondent detained incommunicado almost hours inspectors sought warrant warrant took number hours procure apparent fault inspectors length time undoubtedly exceeds detention approved reasonable suspicion also consistently rejected time limits sharpe supra place supra instead common sense ordinary human experience must govern rigid criteria sharpe supra rudimentary knowledge human body judges possess common rest humankind tells us alimentary canal smuggling detected amount time illegal activity may investigated brief stops presents external signs quick frisk even strip search case respondent inspectors available alternative simply awaiting bowel movement ray offered alternative submitting procedure refused alternative customs inspectors left two practical alternatives detain time necessary confirm suspicions detention last much longer typical terry stop turn loose interior carrying reasonably suspected contraband drugs inspectors case followed former procedure doubt expected respondent recently disembarked direct flight full stiff abdomen produce bowel movement without extended delay visible efforts resist call nature labeled heroic disappointed expectation turn caused humiliation discomfort prior cases refused charge police delays investigatory detention attributable suspect evasive actions see sharpe marshall concurring judgment principle applies well respondent alone responsible much duration discomfort seizure circumstances conclude detention case unreasonably long occurred international border fourth amendment balance interests leans heavily government border customs officials merely investigative law enforcement role also charged along immigration officials protecting nation entrants may bring anything harmful country whether communicable diseases narcotics explosives see cfr see also regard detention suspected alimentary canal smuggler border analogous detention suspected tuberculosis carrier border detained bodily processes dispel suspicion introduce harmful agent country cf cfr pt respondent detention long uncomfortable indeed humiliating length discomfort resulted solely method chose smuggle illicit drugs country adams williams another case said fourth amendment require policeman lacks precise level information necessary probable cause arrest simply shrug shoulders allow crime occur criminal escape analogy presence articulable suspicion smuggling alimentary canal customs officers required fourth amendment pass respondent balloons interior detention period time necessary either verify dispel suspicion unreasonable judgment appeals therefore reversed footnotes see demontoya required surgery swallowed condoms pino required surgery pellets mejia balloons couch capsules balloons condoms balloons condoms castrillon balloons smugglers balloons balloons condoms ek capsules padilla condoms balloons balloons balloons case stated interests human dignity privacy fourth amendment protects forbid intrusion beyond body surface mere chance desired evidence might obtained absence clear indication fact evidence found fundamental human interests require law officers suffer risk evidence may disappear unless immediate search also important note hold issues presented today suggest view level suspicion required nonroutine border searches strip involuntary searches parties us decide issue whether aliens possess lesser fourth amendment rights border question raised either consider today justice stevens concurring judgment seizure search person kind disclosed record may made basis reasonable suspicion must assume significant number innocent persons required undergo similar procedures rule announced case therefore supported ground respondent prolonged humiliating detention resulted solely method chose smuggle illicit drugs country ante prolonged detention respondent however justified different choice respondent made withdrew consent examination easily determined whether reasonable suspicion concealing contraband justified believe customs agents may require nonpregnant person reasonably suspected kind smuggling submit examination incident border search therefore concur judgment justice brennan justice marshall joins dissenting confront disgusting saddening episode nation border shortly midnight march respondent rosa elvira montoya de hernandez detained customs officers fit profile alimentary canal smuggler profile course give officers probable cause believe de hernandez smuggling drugs country reasonable suspicion might engaged attempt thorough strip search failed uncover contraband de hernandez agreed go local hospital abdominal ray resolve matter officers approached handcuffs ready lead away however crossed arms chest began stepping backwards shaking head negatively protesting going put insult character stymied efforts officers decided alternative course simply lock de hernandez away adjacent manifest room peristaltic functions produced monitored bowel movement officers explained de hernandez leave excreted squatting wastebasket pursuant watchful eyes two attending matrons de hernandez responded submit degradation rather die locked away matrons de hernandez remained locked room almost hours three shifts matrons came went time room bed couch lie hard chairs table matrons told wished sleep lie hard uncarpeted floor de hernandez instead sat chair clutching purse occasionally putting head table nap time simply wept pleaded go home repeatedly begged permission call husband tell permission denied sobbing insisted make phone call home talk children let know everything right permission denied fact matrons considered highly unusual time someone entered search room take two small pictures children show person de hernandez also demanded attorney contacted permission denied far outside world knew rosa de hernandez simply vanished although already stripped searched probed customs officers decided halfway ordeal repeat process ensure safety surveilling officers result negative almost hours passed someone finally presence mind consult magistrate obtain order ray search de hernandez agitated handcuffed led away hospital rectal examination disclosed presence balloon approximately morning march almost hours initial detention de hernandez formally placed arrest advised miranda rights course next four days excreted total balloons hat respondent degraded offend sensibilities decent citizen questioned issue face fair summary history say safeguards liberty frequently forged controversies involving nice people rabinowitz frankfurter dissenting standards fashion govern ferreting guilty apply equally detention innocent may exercised unfit ruthless officers well fit responsible brinegar jackson dissenting issue whether veritable national crisis law enforcement caused smuggling illicit narcotics ante tern enforcement criminal law hallmark healthy society davis frankfurter dissenting democracy enforcement presupposes moral atmosphere reliance upon intelligence whereby effective administration justice achieved due regard civilized standards use criminal law formulated bill rights ibid justice stevens takes somewhat different tack apparently convinced health effects human beings stand established minimal little cause concern believes customs officials initiative may require nonpregnant international travelers submit warrantless rays nothing suspicion travelers wish avoid indeterminate warrantless detentions de hernandez withdrew consent proceed handcuffs examination prolonged detention respondent justified ante concurring judgment dissent indefinite involuntary incommunicado detentions investigation hallmark police state free society see dunaway new york brown illinois davis mississippi opinion government officials may confine person border circumstances purposes criminal investigation may within interior country nature duration detention may well tolerable spoiled meat diseased animals human beings held simple suspicion criminal activity believe indefinite detentions reasonable fourth amendment approval magistrate also believe approval given upon showing probable cause finally believe warrant safeguards equally govern justice stevens proffered alternative exposure purposes travelers national border routinely subjected questioning patdowns thorough searches belongings measures involve relatively limited invasions privacy typically conducted incoming travelers violate fourth amendment given interests national self protection reasonably requiring one entering country identify entitled come belongings effects may lawfully brought carroll individual travelers also may singled reasonable suspicion briefly held investigation cf terry ohio point however investigation involves severe intrusions values fourth amendment protects stringent safeguards required example length nature detention may least conducted purposes ripen something approximating custodial arrest indeed arrestee unlike detainee cases least given basic rights telephone call miranda warnings bed prompt hearing nearest federal magistrate appointed attorney consideration bail addition border detentions may involve use highly intrusive investigative techniques searches searches stomach pumping believe detentions searches falling intrusive categories presumptively reasonable within meaning fourth amendment authorized judicial officer though fourth amendment speaks broadly unreasonable searches seizures definition reasonableness turns least part specific commands warrant clause district point fourth amendment often grasped zealous officers denies law enforcement support usual inferences reasonable men draw evidence protection consists requiring inferences drawn neutral detached magistrate instead judged officer engaged often competitive enterprise ferreting crime right privacy must reasonably yield right search rule decided judicial officer policeman government enforcement agent johnson sure held executive officials need obtain prior judicial authorization exigent circumstances make authorization impractical counterproductive holding however reaffirmed general rule police must whenever practicable obtain advance judicial approval searches seizures warrant procedure terry ohio supra even person permissibly taken custody without warrant held prompt determination detached magistrate constitutional prerequisite extended restraint liberty following arrest gerstein pugh cf mallory mcnabb fed rule crim proc persuasive reason apply principles lengthy intrusive detentions occurring nation border sure today invokes precedent stating neither probable cause warrant ever required border searches see ante citing ramsey law general matter believe time reexamine foundations power congress authorize detentions searches purposes immigration customs control unquestioned previously emphasized far different considerations apply detentions searches carried purposes investigating suspected criminal activity see wong wing see also abel brennan dissenting even correct detentions purposes criminal investigation viewed acceptable century two ago see ante repeatedly stressed simply frozen constitutional law law enforcement practices existed time fourth amendment passage payton new york see also tennessee garner government contends however investigative detentions sort occurred case need supported probable cause warrant required given phraseology fourth amendment warrant clause see brief even assuming border detentions searches become lengthy highly intrusive need supported probable cause see part ii infra reasoning runs squarely contrary cases repeatedly held fourth amendment purpose safeguarding privacy security individuals arbitrary invasions government officials fundamental require except certain carefully defined classes cases magistrate prior authorization even robable cause criminal law sense required camara municipal marshall barlow applied requirement fire health inspections camara municipal supra see seattle occupational health safety inspections workplace marshall barlow supra arson investigations michigan clifford plurality opinion michigan tyler see also powell concurring prior judicial authorization required roving searches near border district prior judicial authorization wiretaps something gone fundamentally awry constitutional jurisprudence neutral detached magistrate authorization required authorities may inspect plumbing heating ventilation gas electrical systems person home investigate back rooms workplace poke charred remains gutted garage may hold indefinite involuntary isolation nation border investigate whether might engaged criminal wrongdoing less conduct administrative searches charged investigative duties border sole judges utilize constitutionally sensitive means pursuing tasks unreviewed executive discretion may yield readily pressures obtain incriminating evidence overlook potential invasions privacy unlike administrative searches typically involve relatively limited invasion individual privacy interests camara municipal supra many border searches carry grave potential arbitrary oppressive interference enforcement officials privacy personal security individuals see also ortiz supra conditions de hernandez detention case indefinite confinement squalid back room cut outside world absence basic amenities provided even vilest hardened criminals repeated strip searches many ways surpassed conditions full custodial arrest although previously declined require warrant border searches involving minor interference privacy resulting mere stop questioning supra surely parallel minor intrusions extreme invasion personal privacy dignity occurs detentions searches us today moreover available evidence suggests number highly intrusive border searches ultimately innocent travelers may high one physician request customs officials conducted many internal searches rectal vaginal examinations stomach pumping estimated found contraband percent persons examined similarly estimated percent women subjected searches border fact found carrying contraband precisely minimize risk harassing many innocent people fourth amendment requires intervention judicial officer see coolidge new hampshire even warrant safeguard somehow mere inconvenient nuisance weighed claims police efficiency government points unusual efficiency concerns suggesting safeguard overridden run intrusive cases certainly exigent circumstances supporting indefinite warrantless detention government interest proceeding expeditiously achieved obtaining telephonic search warrant procedure ideally suited peculiar needs customs authorities one ultimately used case full day de hernandez first detained supports evasion warrant requirement however analogizing terry line cases authorizing brief detentions based reasonable suspicion argues time limits apply context alimentary canal smuggling detected amount time illegal activity may investigated brief stops ante previously set forth views proper scope duration terry stops need repeat views detail today enough present purposes note today opinion extraordinary example date studied effort employ terry decision means converting fourth amendment general reasonableness balancing process process judicial thumb apparently planted firmly law enforcement side scales sharpe brennan dissenting previously emphasized terry allows authorities briefly detain individual investigation questioning detention search must based consent probable cause emphasis added allowing warrantless detentions terry suggests authorities might hold person suspicion however long takes get cooperate transport station legitimate state interests fully pursued simply lock away deciding state legitimate interests require fourth amendment flatly prohibits wholesale intrusions upon personal security individuals application terry even analogy permit indefinite detentions threaten swallow basic warrant safeguards dunaway new york see davis mississippi simply staggering suggests terry even begin sanction detention even one occurring border argues however length discomfort de hernandez detention resulted solely method chose smuggle illicit drugs country speculates heroic efforts prevented detention brief point ante emphasis added although know de hernandez indeed guilty smuggling drugs internally post hoc rationalizations place fourth amendment jurisprudence demands prevent hindsight coloring evaluation reasonableness search seizure see also beck ohio time authorities simply reasonable suspicion de hernandez might engaged smuggling neither law land law nature supports notion petty government officials require people excrete command indeed relies elsewhere rudimentary knowledge human body sanctioning much longer typical duration detentions ante respect unrealistic ante predict innocent traveler locked away incommunicado detention unfamiliar surroundings foreign land might well frightened exhausted unable cooperate authorities appears believe investigative practices reasonable however premise traveler expectation privacy less border interior ante may well respect routine border inspections imagine decent international travelers yet reached point expect thrown locked rooms ordered excrete wastebaskets held incommunicado cooperate led away handcuffs nearest hospital exposure various medical procedures nothing reasonable suspicions enforcement agents fact many people around world travel borders precisely escape unchecked executive investigatory discretion curious first lesson american liberty awaits arrival cf olmstead brandeis dissenting finally disagree justice stevens de hernandez alternative choice submitting abdominal discretion customs officials made detention justified ante concurring judgment medical rays course common diagnostic technique exactly sharp debate among medical community concerning cellular chromosomal effects routine reliance rays perspective individual health estimated routine medical ray takes six days person life expectancy perspective successive generations additivity factor cumulative effect rays individual biological genetic subject particularly disturbing debate dangers gravamen dispute justice stevens concluded medical practices far immediately intrusive may carefully limited circumstances employed tool criminal investigation cf winston lee rather crux disagreement learned lifetimes time inherent dangers result coupling unchecked law enforcement discretion tools medical technology accordingly country least importance informed detached deliberate judicial determinations issue whether invade another body search evidence guilt indisputable great schmerber california earch warrants ordinarily required searches dwellings absent emergency less required intrusions human body concerned ibid emphasis added whether intrusion incision stomach pumping exposure exigent circumstances prevented authorities seeking magistrate authorization probe de hernandez abdominal cavity proffered alternative choice warrantless ray impermissible detention actually occurred ii believe de hernandez detention violated fourth amendment additional reason supported probable cause domestic context detention sort occurred permissible probable cause outset see hayes florida dunaway new york brown illinois davis mississippi elementary safeguard govern border searches carried purposes criminal investigation sure commonly asserted result fourth amendment border exception requirement probable cause investigations justifications border exception necessarily limit breadth exception derives unquestioned paramount interest national self protection reasonably requiring one entering country identify entitled come belongings effects may lawfully brought carroll see also border exception reasonable condition seeking cross borders reels film border exception reasonable condition prevent prohibited articles entry subject applicable guarantees bill rights interest national plenary thus notes suspected tuberculosis carrier may detained border medical testing treatment condition entry ante condition entry traveler may subjected exhaustive processing examinations belongings may scrutinized exacting care doubt well condition entry travelers appropriate circumstances may required excrete bodily wastes scrutiny submit diagnostic rays contrary reasoning however government carrying immigration customs functions simply two stark alternatives either forcing traveler submit procedures allowing pass interior ante third alternative instruct traveler refuses submit burdensome reasonable conditions entry free turn around leave country fact believe reasonableness burdensome requirement entry necessarily conditioned potential entrant freedom leave country objects requirement surely government manifest interest preventing potentially excludable individuals carrying potential contraband crossing borders fully vindicated individuals voluntarily decided cross borders course mean individuals fully subject criminal laws american soil probable cause believe violated law may arrested like person within borders reasonable suspicion believe may engaged violations may briefly detained pursuant terry investigation subject limitations conditions governing terry stops anywhere else country terry suspicion promptly ripen probable cause travelers must given meaningful choice either agree detention condition eventual entry leave country government disagrees advised oral argument definitely policy customs authorities allow people reasonably suspected drug smuggling return suspicion checked whether citizen resident alien alien simply let go back tr oral arg result sanction authoritarian twilight zone border traveler may enter country may leave instead trapped border american soil fully subject criminal enforcement powers federal government ante citing notwithstanding american soil fully protected guarantees bill rights applicable everywhere else country sure reasonableness requirement technically govern detentions accommodate assaults privacy personal autonomy one moment pass constitutional muster anywhere else country surely provide grounds damages action violations basic civil rights conducted anywhere border nothing underlying premises border exception supports ring unbridled authoritarianism surrounding freedom soil traveler wish consent prolonged detentions intrusive examinations nation customs immigration interests fully served sending traveler way elsewhere authorities nevertheless propose detain traveler purposes subjecting criminal investigation possible arrest punishment may pursuant constitutional safeguards applicable everyone else country see wong wing abel brennan dissenting chief among safeguards requirement except limited circumstances present custodial detentions occur probable cause standard rests practical nontechnical conception affording best compromise found accommodating often opposing interests law enforcement individual liberty brinegar jackson dissenting see also new jersey brennan dissenting standard obviously met met simply courier profiles common rumor report suspicion even strong reason suspect henry contraband case fruit authorities indefinite detention rosa de hernandez without probable cause warrant affirm judgment appeals ninth circuit reversing conviction iii opinion allowing government hold someone indefinite involuntary incommunicado isolation without probable cause judicial warrant violates constitutional charter whether purpose extract ransom investigate suspected criminal activity nothing fourth amendment permits exception actions nation border tempting course look way case graphically illustrates veritable national crisis caused narcotics trafficking ante one enduring lesson long struggle balance individual rights society need defend lawlessness easy make light insistence scrupulous regard safeguards civil liberties invoked behalf unworthy easy history bears testimony disregard rights liberty extinguished heedlessly first stealthily brazenly end davis frankfurter dissenting dissent holtz ely dissenting disrobing search woman border police specifically de hernandez paid cash ticket came source port embarcation carried currency made many trips short duration family friends one small piece luggage confirmed hotel reservations speak english said planning go shopping using taxis transportation declaration teodora mendoza mendoza declaration app declaration jose angel serrato serrato declaration app see also app serrato declaration app id app declaration marilee morgan morgan declaration app declaration jerome gonzales gonzales declaration app see also id app serrato declaration app see also morgan declaration app gonzales declaration app morgan declaration app see also gonzales declaration app serrato declaration app stipulation trial order thereon app customs inspector initially suggested order examination obtained supervisor vetoed idea grounds government policy seek judicial authorization circumstances sufficient facts support issuance order inspector called several hours later reiterated suggestion denied ibid hours elapsed supervisor begin consider obtaining order app another eight hours passed supervisor got around contacting federal magistrate putting supervisor oath listening available evidence promptly issued telephonic order proceed examination declaration kyle windes app see also infra magistrate order based largely observations customs officials de hernandez behavior detention see app ninth circuit concluded unlawful detention produced additional evidence used obtain order contraband discovered implementing order tainted therefore improperly introduced de hernandez trial morgan declaration app holtz ely dissenting justice jackson also noted brinegar must remember extent privilege search seizure without warrant sustain officers interpret apply push limit must remember freedom unreasonable search differs rights constitution way innocent citizen invoke advance protection example effective interference freedom press free speech religion usually requires course suppressions citizen often go obtain injunction rights impartial jury aid counsel within supervisory power courts right compensation taking private property may vindicated act terms money illegal search seizure usually single incident perpetrated surprise conducted haste kept purposely beyond supervision limited judgment moderation officers whose interests records often stake search opportunity injunction appeal disinterested intervention citizen choice quietly submit whatever officers undertake resist risk arrest immediate violence dissenting opinion see generally lafave search seizure pp lafave see generally id see generally id note bags body cavities law border search colum rev comment intrusive border searches judicial control desirable rev note border searches fourth amendment yale see katz berger new york beck ohio wong sun agnello see also new jersey brennan dissenting emphasis original require showing extraordinary governmental interest dispensing warrant requirement undervalue society need apprehend violators criminal law sure forcing law enforcement personnel obtain warrant engaging search predictably deter police conducting searches otherwise like conduct unintended result fourth amendment protection privacy rather purpose amendment thought necessary governmental interests stake exceed implicated ordinary law enforcement context extraordinary governmental interest involved legitimate engage balancing test determine whether warrant indeed necessary suspect custody reasons justify dispensing magistrate neutral judgment evaporate longer danger suspect escape commit crimes police submit evidence magistrate state reasons taking summary action subside suspect need neutral determination probable cause increases significantly consequences prolonged detention may serious interference occasioned arrest stakes high detached judgment neutral magistrate essential fourth amendment furnish meaningful protection unfounded interference liberty gerstein pugh others agree see lafave ramsey offered flimsy particularly satisfying explanation refusing apply warrant requirement note colum supra comment supra see also holtz ely dissenting blefare ely dissenting fourth amendment provides right people secure persons houses papers effects unreasonable searches seizures shall violated warrants shall issue upon probable cause supported oath affirmation particularly describing place searched persons things seized lafave administrative searches fourth amendment camara see cases rev thompson see also morales holtz ely dissenting citing testimony congressional hearings suggested oral argument experience government intervening years increasing drug traffic might little skill detection today tr oral arg however published statistics recent information discussed text course government burden muster facts demonstrating reasonableness investigative practices see florida royer plurality opinion government advised argument recent statistical evidence respecting number innocent travelers subjected searches disclose evidence record public tr oral arg note colum supra see supra government argues however warrant requirement especially inappropriate context suspect detained officer obtained warrant brief coming government case seeking defend detention expression purported concern travelers rights simply incredible see sharpe dissenting place concurring result kolender lawson concurring florida royer supra concurring result see also florida royer supra plurality opinion brown illinois impropriety arrest obvious arrest design execution investigatory detectives embarked upon expedition evidence hope something might turn manner brown arrest effected gives appearance calculated cause surprise fright confusion de hernandez counsel observed argument innocent traveler long flight unable excrete found position border agent said well wish excrete command sure carrying anything internally innocent person might unable command heroic efforts case certainly possible person nervous afraid anyway confined unable excrete lengthy period time necessarily mean evidence guilt tr oral arg written analogous context searches children conducted school authorities know class petitioner attending police dogs burst lesson school authorities taught day undoubtedly make greater impression one teacher hoped convey grant certiorari teach petitioner another lesson fourth amendment protects right people secure persons houses papers effects unreasonable searches seizures schools expect students learn lessons good citizenship school authorities disregard fundamental principles underpinning constitutional freedoms doe renfrow dissenting denial certiorari see also new jersey brennan dissenting stevens dissenting cf condition naturalization person must knowledge understanding fundamentals history principles form government gregg effects ionizing radiations humans handbook medical physics waggener ed see generally cember introduction health physics ed department health human services food drug administration public health service possible genetic damage diagnostic irradiation review see ramsey lafave see generally et seq et et seq see place florida royer plurality opinion dunaway new york although government disavows actions see tr oral arg customs authorities apparently sought arrange de hernandez flown either mexico back colombia concluded able secure flight least two days see app serrato declaration app gonzales declaration app mendoza declaration app even government repudiated efforts clear district found de hernandez subjected exacting surveillance time purposes criminal investigation possible arrest see also serrato declaration app told also custody discharges anything illegally internally placed arrest transported jail ward unable leave government argues giving traveler option leaving country rather forced undergo lengthy custodial criminal investigations based mere suspicion unsatisfactory alternative allow suspect escape apprehension return repeat smuggling efforts another day addition approach remove disincentive smuggling activity materially reducing risk apprehension prosecution brief exactly argument made whenever courts enforce safeguards fourth amendment consistently stressed constitutionally permissible investigative stops promptly uncover sufficient evidence support arrest detainee must released necessary consequence constitutional liberty see place supra florida royer supra plurality opinion police may seek verify suspicions means approach conditions arrest dunaway new york supra