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CBP LATEST 2025 UPDATED & VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE EXAM 6 With Certified Questions & Answers (GRADED A+) 100% GUARANTEED SUCCESS The fourth amendment requires that government searches and seizures be what? - ✔✔Reasonable The fourth amendment requires that warrants for the government searches and seizures be supported by what? - ✔✔Probable Cause What is the purpose of the exclusionary rule? - ✔✔To deter law enforcement officers from illegally obtaining evidence by denying the government any benefit from illegal searches and seizures 8 U.S.C. section 1357 permits CBPO to make a warrantless arrest in all of the following circumstances Except what? - ✔✔A violation of a federal crime that occurs outside of the CBPO's presence and the person is likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained A CBP officer is called by the local police who inform him that a suspect in a recent bank robbery (A Federal Felony Offense) is headed towards the port of entry (POE). The local police tell the CBP officer that they have probable cause to believe that this subject is involved in a robbery. The CBP officer did not see the robbery take place. The CBP officer sees the identified person approaching his duty station, Which of the following is a correct statement on the officer's authority? - ✔✔He has the authority to arrest a subject without a warrant Officers arrest a suspect on a hunch that he was involved in an illegal drug transaction. During a search following the arrest, they discover a piece of paper in the suspects pocket that contains information providing the officers with probable cause to believe that a suspect has illegal drugs stored in a warehouse. They obtain a search warrant, search the warehouse and seize the illegal drugs. Are the drugs admissible at the suspects criminal trial? - ✔✔The drugs are inadmissible "Fruit of the poisonous tree" A law enforcement officer sees a group of men in a heated discussion. The officer approaches the group and asks, "what's going on?". One of the men then runs away and drops an item that turns out to be a vial of crack cocaine. Which of the following is correct statement about the admissibility of the cocaine at the suspects criminal trial? - ✔✔The drugs are admissible as abandoned property because the officer need no justification for approaching the men in this manner CBP officers observe a group of teenagers near the border. When the teenagers see the CBP officers they begin to run away. The officers chase the teenagers and yell for them to stop. Some of them do stop and other's don't. Were any of the teenagers seized within the meaning of the fourth amendment? - ✔✔Yes, The teenagers who stopped running at the command of the officers were seized An officer walks his beat observes Snow and knows that Snow has a past record of a drug violation. Without any suspicion that Snow is currently involved in criminal activity, the officer decides to question him. The officer approaches Snow, grabs him by the arm and says, "come with me, you dirt bag". Snow then says, "ok, you got me. The drugs are in my pocket". The officer arrest Snow based on his admission, searches his pockets, and discovers cocaine. Which of the following is a correct statement concerning the admissibility of the cocaine as evidence in the subsequent prosecution of Snow? - ✔✔The cocaine will be inadmissible because it was obtained of an unreasonable seizure of Snow What levels of suspicion is required to lawfully seized merchandise for the forfeiture or to use as evidence at a trial? - ✔✔Probable Cause Reasonable suspicion that a person is engaged in criminal activity is required for which of the following actions by an officer? - ✔✔An investigative detention Deadly Force is? - ✔✔Conduct likely to cause death or serious physical injury A CBP officer is clearing passengers from a flight that has just arrived to the United States from England. While searching a passenger's suitcase, the officer discovers illegal drugs and the passenger flees in an attempt to leave the inspection area. Which of the following statements represents the current level of force the officer may use in this situation? - ✔✔The officer may use a CBP firearm to shoot the passenger to prevent his escape from the inspection area A search under the fourth amendment is government action which? - ✔✔Intrudes into a person's reasonable expectation of privacy Which of the following is part of the legal definition of a search within the meaning of the fourth amendment? - ✔✔Intrusion into a reasonable expectation of privacy plane to Frankfurt, Germany. Which of the following is correct? - ✔✔Jones and his luggage are both subject to a lawful border search at the Functional Equivalent of the Border (FEB) outbound CBP officers approach a small speed boat entering a private US marina. Based on intelligence from CBP Air-Marine officers, they know that teh boat recently crossed the border into the US territorial water and remained under constant surveillance since dong so. As the boat docks, the officers see several individuals carrying duffel bags jump from the boat and get into a waiting truck. The CBP officers stop the truck as it attempts to drive away. They search the truck and discover cocaine hidden in the duffel bags. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the search of the truck? - ✔✔The search was a lawful functional equivalent of the border search CBPO working at the port Everglades POE receives information that terrorist in Greece are using cruise ships as a means of transportation and entry. When the next cruise ship docks, the CBPO refers all people who look Greek to secondary. The CBPO has what? - ✔✔Violated DHS policy because he conducted a law enforcement action based on a person's apparent race or ethnicity A person arriving in the U.S. tells an officer that the bag he is carrying is an official consular pouch and may not be opened or examined. He produces documents that properly identify the bag as an official consular pouch. A narcotics detection dog is in the area and alerts to the pouch. Which of the following is a correct statement regarding a border search of the pouch in this situation? - ✔✔The officer may ask the consular official for permission to search the pouch, and if the official refuses the pouch may be denied entry into the U.S. Which of the following is a correct statement regarding diplomatic immunity in the U.S.? - ✔✔United States citizens are never entitled to diplomatic immunity in the U.S. A car enters the U.S. from Mexico at a port of entry. What level of suspicion is necessary for a CBP officer to perform a search of the car for merchandise, aliens, or evidence of admissibility? - ✔✔No suspicion is necessary to conduct a border search of the car CBP officers conduct a search of a suitcase at the functional equivalent of the border (FEB). They notice that the suitcase is heavier than similar sized suitcases and its shell does not bend as expected. The officers x-ray the suitcase and the x-ray reveals several small packages inside the shell of the suitcase. Which of the following statements is correct? - ✔✔The CBP officers conducted a lawful border search of the suitcase A CBP officer examines the undercarriage of a car during a border search and sees that the gas tank has been recently removed and replaced. The officer has the gas tank removed from the vehicle and discovers that it contains wrapped packages of marijuana. Which of the following statements is correct? - ✔✔The search of the vehicle's gas tank was lawful because the CBP officer needed no suspicion to perform this search An Aero Mexico flight from Mexico City, Mexico to Madrid, Spain stops in San Juan, PR to fuel. During the refueling stop a passenger disembarks the plane and enters the secure Federal Inspection Area. A CBP officer searches the passengers handbag and finds illegal drugs. Which of the following statements concerning this search is correct? - ✔✔The CBP officer conducted a lawful border search of the handbag A CBP officer observes several containers being off-loaded from a freighter ship just arriving from Chile and would like to search the containers. Which of the following statements is correct? - ✔✔No suspicion is necessary for the CBP officer to border search the containers Which of the following is a correct statement regarding a border search of personal baggage entering the United States from Canada? - ✔✔A CBP officer may search the baggage with no suspicion What minimum level of suspicion is required to obtain translation and decryption assistance of a laptop discovered during a border search? - ✔✔Zero Suspicion What minimum level of suspicion is required to obtain subject matter assistance regarding a document found during a border search? - ✔✔Reasonable suspicion Which of the following searches is not subject to the requirements of the personal search handbook? - ✔✔Search Incident to arrest CBPO's have noticed what appears to be a square shaped package under clothing attached to Joe Smith's back as he seeks to enter the U.S. through the pedestrian lane. The CBPO's, without any other information or direction, take Joe to a search room and conduct a patdown search which confirms a square package taped to Joe's back. The package is later found to contain cocaine. The CBPO's patdown search of Joe is what? - ✔✔A violation of CBP policy because they did not get a supervisors approval for the patdown search Which of the following statements is correct with regard to "custody" for Miranda purposes? - ✔✔A person is in "custody" for Miranda purposes when he is under arrest or in arrest-like conditions Which of the following would qualify as "interrogation" for Miranda purposes? - ✔✔A question which the CBP officer knows is likely to bring about an incriminating response CBP officers find drugs hidden on Smith when he arrives in the U.S. on a plane from Colombia. The officers arrest Smith. They do not give him Miranda warnings and they do not interrogate him. While Smith is waiting for transportation to the local jail, he suddenly says "this is all Sam's fault. He's the one who came up with the smuggling plan". Is Smith's statement admissible at his criminal trial? - ✔✔The Statement is admissible Rayne is arrested for smuggling cocaine into the U.S. in the false bottom of a suitcase. The duty ICE agent instructs CBP officers to read Rayne a Miranda warning. Rayne invokes his Miranda rights and request a lawyer. Rayne was then transported to jail by a CBP officer. During the ride, the officer asks Rayne whether he wanted anything to eat. Rayne responded, "sure, I'm pretty hungry because I didn't swallow drugs this time". Was Rayne "interrogated" by the CBP officer within the meaning of Miranda? - ✔✔No, because the CBP officer did not ask a question the he knew or should have known was likely to elicit an incriminating response from Rayne A passenger suspected of smuggling drugs is undergoing a lawful partial body search at the port of entry. The CBP officer finds a substance that appears to be illegal drugs and begins to question the passenger about whether the drugs are his. The passenger makes several incriminating statements. The passenger was never told he was under under arrest and was never read or given a Miranda warning. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the admissibility of the passengers statements? - ✔✔The statements will not be admissible because they were the result of an unwarned custodial interrogation When is a person considered a "Juvenile" under federal law? - ✔✔Under the age of 18 When a CBPO arrest a foreign national, he/she should what? - ✔✔Offer, without delay, to notify the foreign nationals consular officials of the arrest CBP officer Doe testifies at the defendant's trial regarding a border search and seizure of drugs leading to the defendants arrest. Which of the following is a correct statement regarding Officer Doe's written report about the incident? - ✔✔The report must be given to the defense