In the enforcement of our animal quarantine laws. these USDA employees are authorized by law to stop and inspect. without a warrant. persons or vehicles coming into the United States from a foreign country. Conducting such a search for animals. a carcass. or product subject to quarantine laws. without a warrant and unarmed. they are prone to meet with a hostile response. These are not incidents that occur at our designated border crossings. rather. they take place on lonely ranch roads or trails across a pasture by the Rio Grande. These tick inspectors frequently ride up to a situation where they encounter hostile elements suspected of being engaged in illegal acts. Their witnessing of such often exposes them to acts of violence to their persons.
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