Border Patrol Said 5 Bullets Were “Munitions of War” and Seized this American’s Truck
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Does due process require a prompt hearing after the government seizes a vehicle through civil forfeiture? That is the question the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court will consider addressing in Serrano v. Customs and Border Patrol, a lawsuit appealed by the Institute for Justice (IJ) on behalf of its client, Gerardo Serrano, who had his new truck taken from him at the Mexican border in 2015.
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Don't limit this to just vehicles. Pursue the general tenant of this unconstitutional confiscation of private property. Our tyrannical, bureaucratic government is out of control.
is that not why you have the right to bear arms????
@Karl-benny Johansson
That's the reason why Sheila Jackson Lee immediately filed a bill to end the 2nd Amendment the very *MINUTE* this session of Congress opened on January 3, 2021.
Meanwhile Ilhan Omar filed a bill to cancel rent by stealing property from landlords and give it to the government just within the last week!
@@Karl-Benny So at that point you would have had a shoot out with the border patrol? People like you who make such idiotic statements are a bad reflection on ALL 2A advocates. The old saying is better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt. Shut up fool.
@@Karl-Benny Welcome to the 4.4% www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5793931/
Smart gun owners know what guns are good for and what they are useless for.
I'm guessing that either that's tied in,or if they win this one they plan to use it as a springboard for further action on civil forfeiture abuse. Although personal I would like to see civil forfeiture almost gone completely.However any step in the right direction should be helpful in a few different ways. Hopefully helpful in getting the next step.
The fact that they immediately returned the truck once they were threatened with a lawsuit proves they had no justification to take the truck in the first place.
training citizens to be submissive via retaliatory policing.
They should have been made to supply him with a new vehicle, he now has a two year old new car.
Hope he doesnt settle... US government has all kinds of money... Shit they print it as needed ... ( sarcasm )
They actually did but looked at cost vs recovery when sold at auction.
Wouldnt save them from a lawsuit from me. I'm not stupid. I'm under no legal obligation to file a notice of suit with them
Disgusting abuse of power. Thank you for posting.
His truck & all in it gets auctioned off w Law Enforcement getting first dibs, usually for low rigged price.
@z z
Not always.
Sometimes they just *KEEP it* and use it for their own purposes, especially if it's a luxury vehicle.
@@samjordan8800 Dang, straight up stealing.
This is not the country I grew up in and was injured fighting for. I have had my civil rights violated many times and have been jailed just in the past two years for standing on my constitutional rights.
@@samjordan8800 that's probably how joint task force agents Allen and Brownback got that SUV for the incident that led to Brownback v King
Like he said, "They only wanted to hurt me."
This conduct cannot stand.
Elect your supreme court justices. Problem solved
@@tropicalco2339 plenty of evil people have worked really hard to make you believe thats a real solution
@@tropicalco2339 how can we? The last one DIDN'T even know what a damn woman is and is propediphelia!!
Dude is a great American. We need more people like him.
I understand Both sides as to why this happened. Even though I totally do not agree that US Customs should have the right to seize his truck for 5 bullets without a gun being there, the agents also are on Alert when anyone takes pictures of them. See the Cartels Threaten every Agent and getting pictures taken of them is a huge no-no! Those pictures usually end up in the Cartels hands and they then threaten those Agents families in the US. So I do not agree for his truck to be taken, but there should have been an investigation into him and possible Cartel ties.
@@nomoreprospecting he’s a US Citizen from Kentucky and they know that. Not saying US citizens can’t be working for the cartel, but that’s a very far-fetched justification for violating someone’s civil liberties. Not only was it an unlawful search and seizure (taking pictures is not illegal), his right to a timely hearing was also violated. By your logic, anyone with an Italian last name can be in the mob and I can arrest them and use civil asset forfeiture because they *might* be sending those photos to hit men.
There is nothing great about this guy. He was careless and stupid for challenging the B. Agents while riding in his prized $20K truck. How stupid can you be? Macho cops are everywhere, and yes, the B. Patrol is full of them. If you challenge them, they'll find a way to harm you. So, if want to challenge them, do it while walking, not in your $20K truck.
@@RobertTaxpayerTaxMan Nothing is great about you. Coward.
@@RobertTaxpayerTaxMan uhmmm, have you priced an F250? They cost at least double the amount you quoted! 🙄
They need to make the agents who did this individually pay out of their lockets the diminishment of value for two years on his vehicle as well as for loss of use.
Someone should burn everything they own. Those pigs act like this on a daily basis.
When you enter a country you deal with the agents of the government on whose soil you will walk. Taking any ammunition or guns into Mexico is a very serious offense. It appears the US side had screening to see drug money was not being carried in. This fellow was lucky he just lost his truck. Mexican prisons are no fun at all. Two years is pretty quick to get out after being found with loose bullets; he would have no use for his truck in prison.
A remarkably bad effort for the Institute of Justice. Usually their videos are very good; this one was not.
@@flagmichael 🎯.
I understand Both sides as to why this happened. Even though I totally do not agree that US Customs should have the right to seize his truck for 5 bullets without a gun being there, the agents also are on Alert when anyone takes pictures of them. See the Cartels Threaten every Agent and getting pictures taken of them is a huge no-no! Those pictures usually end up in the Cartels hands and they then threaten those Agents families in the US. So I do not agree for his truck to be taken, but there should have been an investigation into him and possible Cartel ties.
@@flagmichael Are you really justifying this crap? You and I both know that the only offense committed that day was the ruffling of the ICE agents feathers. Period. End of story.
This is retaliation pure and simple. All government employees involved in this theft need to be imprisoned.
Take it up with Mexico. Americans have spent years in Mexican jails and prisons for forgetting they had ammunition in the vehicle.
Uncharacteristically poor video by the Institute for Justice.
it's a scam to rip off the people and they get away with it most the time
@@flagmichael he was going into Mexico
@@flagmichael the boarder agents where American Boarder Agents! Mexico had nothing to do with this issue! Watch video before committing, please.
Not until qualified immunity is ended.
We got him? They found a handful of cartridges! Hell, I find them in the wash sometimes.
The Mexican border agents find them pretty often, and usually the clueless traveler goes to prison for up to five years. May the saints protect you if you have .45 caliber ammunition; that marks you as an insurgent.
@@flagmichael 🎯
They could just take some from there pocket and say look what I found and you are guilty , as they will lie .
Glad he finally got his truck back. That was totally unacceptable and ridiculous.
5 rounds of .380 and a mag.
That's "munitions of war." Just see what they'll try taking from people's homes next.
Probably call it a terrorist safe house lol
Well and this was with the Obama admin so that says alot as well.
There was no magazine
Just five bullets....
They look more like 9mm to me. ie. 9mm parabellum, meaning 'for war'.
He’ll lose any war he goes into with just 5 bullets.
THEY DON'T GIVE A DAMN AND THIS IS WHY. There is no accountability. None. They know the taxpayers will be on the hook paying the damages, not them.
The lack of accountability is what creates vigilantes.
If the courts won't hold its own actors accountable, SOMEONE will.
But why be mad dual citizens that yall vote for into office are the ones making the laws... you cannot be mad at the mexico government cause the mexican government is all dual citizens of the united states....
They have qualified immunity. We need to make the bar lower for stripping officers of immunity when rights are clearly violated.
The more you learn about America the more I'm disgusted. Your country is sick to the bone.
@@jstenberg3192 Qualified immunity for police officers has been getting a lot of attention lately but equally or perhaps more disgusting is how much spiteful and illegal conduct occurs inside the District Attorneys office by prosecutors also protected by qualified immunity. The Border Patrol seized the vehicle but the lawyers are the ones who use every available tactic to make the process to reclaim property onerous and expensive, intentionally, with the direct purpose to deprive citizens of their valuables.
Rocks are munitions of war.
Isreal agrees. I remember them shooting civilians that were throwing rocks back in the 90s.
@@travisthornton7614 have you ever been on the receiving end of a sling thrown rock? It's not a joke.
@@travisthornton7614 : Goliath agrees.
@@skydivingcomrade1648 Oh I know it's not a joke nor am I making light about the Isreli response. But I do laugh in the face of everyone suggesting a gun is a weapon of war. In fact it was warfare itself that created the necessity for guns and bad governance.
So is a hand full of shit. It can be classified as a BIOLOGICAL WEAPON or a WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION. Especially if the person has the CORONAVIRUS.
Can you imagine a person slinging a few hands full of shit at the BORDER PATROL?
I have been reading about these cases for a while and apparently there's billions of dollars per year involved
Some municipalities use this law to increase their budgets and add more officers. That's why police unions fight so hard to keep it going.
Civil Forfeiture seizures surpassed burglaries for the first time last year. The police are stealing more from us than the criminals are at this point. But people still out here like BaCk ThE bLuE
I have been stopped by CBP while driving a Govt. vehicle and in full military uniform (U.S. Army) and was detained while they searched the car. This was in SoCal picking soldiers up from the airport in Las Vegas. They didn't like when I told them to get real police and refused to answer any of their questions.
Liar. The UCMJ would have your ass for that.
Try again, Gomer Pyle.
@@Mauser.K98.Guy.243 What has this situation has to do with the UCMJ? The consitution and even military laws allow for the right to not answer questions in such cases.
@@Mauser.K98.Guy.243 Border Patrol not going to tell on themselves. Uniform Code of Military Justice has nothing to do with it. If they don't know.
Making a lot of friends aren't you...interesting that many veterans become Border Patrol...
@@Mauser.K98.Guy.243 I told them to fuck off when I was stationed at Ft Huachuca AZ a few times myself. Same situation, except I was in a military vehicle. They just wanted to be dicks. They treated everyone poorly regardless of race and the community hated them because of it.
Thank God and bless your law firm for defending good honest people!
They'll do what ever they want until they realize that they are going to get pinched then they play it off as they made a mistake
And you and I are responsible for ending this kind of behavior.
End it now. Get involved. Please.
@@skippylippy547 I am, with my local county court, they violate our rights thru custody acting under the color of law
If they try claim it was a mistake then that automatically opens them up to being sued for compensation
Thank god for lawyers like this. You have to be a total animal of a human being to do this to another human being. Gets me sick
These Federal agents need to be sent to prison. Twenty years, minimum, no parole.
Mexican agents enforcing Mexican law on Mexican soil. The video failed to mention that; when you enter a country you deal with their border agents, not the one you are leaving. The man was very lucky he was not imprisoned for years in Mexico; others in the same situation have been.
@@flagmichael in Jamaica a spent cartridge will get you in prison. In Kenya you can't have a knife (I and my partner carried machetie), firearms possession in Thailand is the death penalty. Bribes seem to work. Side note: dealing Mexican customs, I heard impeccable English. With American and Canadian, some could barely annunciate clear American English. I greatly impressed German Federal police when they strip searched me and noted my language was so good they knew I German but my passport was American. Now, years later, I hardly know the language. Right now I can't say you won't find ammunition in my truck. It gets stuck and lost everywhere.
@@davidbenner2289 Great info about places around the world! But beware if you cross into Mexico with loose ammunition; they will find it unless they are completely swamped.
@@flagmichael I'm no fool. And I no longer have my Government to protect me.
@@flagmichael wrong. This was US agents on the US side.
The US Supreme Court does no hear Mexican cases.
Civil Asset Forfeiture, Qualified Immunity, and the Community Caretaker Act need to end.
The list of politicians aware of these tactics and let it continue should be arrested and charged with "accessory after the fact!"
It is absolutely astonishing the American people tolerate this kind of tyranny.
If he had made it to the Mexican border he would have faced five years in Mexican prison. It happens quite often. It is astonishing the American people are so clueless about border crossings.
Most Americans don’t care. As long as they can sit and stare at their phones and find things to be offended by they are quite oblivious to anything else.
@bob long Yeah come to think about it Bob , why would he take pictures in the first place and then gave them a hard time and wouldn't let them see what he took. I'm sure his attitude with the B.P. wasn't very "cordial" giver his heritage. Then OOPS ...bullets. 😆
@@flagmichael Yeah, Mexico is crazy about ammo. That still didn’t excuse impounding his truck for 2 years.
Because American's are too comfortable and dont want to lose what they have. It is going to have to get worse before enough people are willing to stand up to this shit.
I have known Gerardo for many years. Not mentioned: His truck baked in the sun on the Mexican border. The paint was deteriorated, the battery was dead, and the tires were flat.
It was a pickup truck from Kentucky. Of course there were loose rounds of ammunition rattling around in the cab. Given the current cost of ammo, I should see how much loose ammo is under my truck seats.
Thank you IJ! You guys rock!
Yes you should. I bought a house in wisconsin 2 years ago and in the attic space someone had forgotten tons of ammo. I couldn't use alot of it, so my family got a good large box and a half. Also there was a box with a kit the make your own shot gun shells I really want to learn how to do. My grandfather use to make his own, wish he was still alive so I could bug him. I don't know why I'm telling this story but it was neat to find a treasure and it was ammo.
@@williamhouseholder1558 super neat to find treasure. I found pokemon cards in my crawl space while i was replacing my bathrooms plumbing.
Sold one of them for, well lets just say the bathroom is not a problem in my new home.
Not to mention the vehicle is now depreciated 2 yrs which is significant.
The practice/ habit needs to stop. Until then, they should at least have to make it right by providing the man with a vehicle that was = in value to the one they took when they took it.
@@jupitercyclops6521 come on. Saying it isnt doing anything.
@@williamhouseholder1558 - I reload my own ammo. I even have a RUclips video demonstrating a Lee 12 gauge shotshell reloader.
I first encountered Gerardo when he called on his way to a TV studio with his county sheriff who was doing a CNN interview after taking a spontaneous pro-gun stance against federal anti-gun tyranny. A mutual friend told Gerardo that I was the "gun guy" in our local liberty group. 😃
Gerardo is a good guy, and I'm glad he and IJ are fighting this pernicious asset forfeiture.
They just didn't want the issue to be heard by the higher courts. They know it's unconstitutional and the whole racket would get shut down if it made it to the supreme court.
Thank you, Gerardo, and thank you IJ for defending our rights and our freedoms!
Great work Gerardo and IJ - thank you for pursuing justice for all!
I live a few miles from this gentleman, I had a LEO try to run me over because he wanted my farm and was trying to scare me off.
If a LEO is trying to take your property from you, you need to get help.
Get a couple dozen people together and demand that the chief of that law enforcement agency address this horrific act of aggression.
No one, ever, in the U.S.A. should ever have to encounter this kind of behavior by a LEO.
Please keep us informed of your progress.
Thank you, Skippy
@@skippylippy547 I agree. What the LEO did to you was horrible. Better to get help sooner rather than later.
Get help quick. Get a sharp lawyer and get several men of fighting age together to defend your farm and I hope noone has to commit any violence!
@Quietman People who do that are known as "losers."
I had two police officers work together in attempt to run me off the road as well in an act of intimidation. Their motive was unclear I suspect they wanted simply to get me to wreck so they could arrest me for some reckless driving or some such. I If I did not have two witnesses no one would have ever believed me. I have had multiple encounters of harassing behavior since and I have cameras installed in my vehicle. Not a fan of Blue Mafia behavior.
It really simple in my mind .. The government must be held accountable !!
They could have just let him make it to the Mexican border guards, who would have found the bullets, taken the truck forever, and thrown him into prison where he would stay for up to five years. It happens to careless tourists.
Everyone should be equally held accountable
Fought against the seizure and forfeiture laws for many years. I got my life threatened and was threatened with arrest for my efforts. After everything that has happened in recent times, I have given up on the American people.
There are more patriots like you than you think brother. God will have the last say.
This problem has been going on for ages. Eventually the money makes its way into someone’s pocket.
He's lucky he didn't get caught with that ammo in Mexico. In Mexico he would of been in prison for 10 years
I know what you trying to point out but give Mexican police enough US dollars and they'll let things slide.
This is some BS. The government is going overboard. We can do better in this country.
This overreach and abuse has to stop. Everyday Americans just want to live and be left alone. Unfortunately until legislative action is taken to remedy and bring relief to the citizenry this abuse of power will continue. IJ, keep up the good work.
Stepping on the toes of the government to be held accountable for all Americans and render justice for all honstly.
This is exactly why a whole lot of cops join the blue line gang...so that they can do things like steal vehicles and homes and your cash and get away with it!
Qualified immunity means a free pass to commit any kinda crime you can think of...as long as the cop pays his or her union dues! ( Sad But True)
Well we all know the government hates competition in the area of theivery. Remember the old bumper sticker, Don't steal the government hates competition.
@@wish1012 not in Polk County, FL here of late. The sheriff held a press conference on the 3 deputies arrested for theft of $723. Then the detention gaurd arrested a few counties away for DUI. She is suppended now, but termination will likely be the outcome. We need more higher officials willing to do the RIGHT THING.
@@Freesavh1776 Repeat after me: Polk County is a worldwide exception.
He is DAMN LUCKY the Mexican Border Patrol didn't stop him, He would have spent the next 5 YRS in a HELL HOLE they "Call" a prison.
If measures like this are considered acceptable we no longer have rule of law. God bless you, I hope justice is done and we begin to find our way back to the Constitution.
Gerardo and the IFJ are truly heroes!!
For a lie like that there should be penalties for the cops. They know that's not a mortar, canon, a real munition of war. I don't understand why the 2nd Amendment is such a conditional right. No one ever talks about conditions to the other rights. Even on Abortion, that isn't even a right they protect that like crazy.
He is DAMN LUCKY the Mexican Border Patrol didn't stop him, He would have spent the next 5 YRS in a HELL HOLE they "Call" a prison. For ONE bullet. JUST ONE.
@Robert Thomas - Dude, abortion in the USA is a right. Roe Vs. Wade, since 1972. That's why they keep trying to abolish it. . .
It’s long overdue that these forfeiture laws get to the Supreme Court! They should certify this as a class action, declare the laws unconstitutional, and somehow force these tyrants and their agencies to pay restitution!
I couldn't agree more
Agree, and this is most likely why, when threatened with a class action suit, they caved. If a class action suit ever made it to the SCOTUS, civil asset forfeiture would probably be found to be unconstitutional. That would mean that all the crooked law enforcement departments would lose their cash cow.
We need to elect our own supreme court justices!
@@tropicalco2339 What we really need to do is repeal the 17th Amendment. That alone destroyed the balance of power between the states and the federal government and turned congress into essentially two lower chambers. There’s no accountability to the state when senators are not subject to being recalled by state legislatures.
Associated Press
April 19, 2021·
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a Kentucky man whose pickup truck was seized at the Mexican border and held by the federal government for more than two years.
The justices did not comment in leaving in place a lower-court ruling against the man, Gerardo Serrano. He was asking the court to force the government to hold a prompt hearing when it takes people's property under forfeiture laws.
If one day they found a leaf in the car, will they say it is trafficking rare plant?
Has actually happened before
yup, or "endangering the natural biodiversity by introducing foreign species" if you're coming into the country.
"Do you know it is illegal to enter Mexico with a firearm without a permit from Secretariat of National Defense? Mexican customs agents do not issue gun permits; this permit must be processed before you attempt to cross the border with any type of firearm or ammunition. Anyone entering Mexico with a firearm or ammunition without a permit could face up to five years in prison."
mexlaw.ca/some-basic-facts-about-gun-control-in-mexico-2/
It is not a rare occurrence. This guy got off very light.
@@flagmichael i don't. But thanks for the popular knowledge. But he didn't seem to carry firearms. Juat bullets.
Civil Asset Forfeiture and the incentive, Qualified Immunity, needs to come to a halt. This is an iniquitous use of law.
People like you make this country great, standing up for whats right
The real problem with civil asset forfeiture is that no charges have to be filed against anyone or anything. I get it that the government seizing the assets AFTER a conviction and appeals is ok, but this is nothing more than the government stealing your property and you have to spend a lot of money on attorneys to maybe get it back.
or even seizing the assets when charges are filed if they're suspected proceeds of criminal activity, then returning them when charges are dropped.
Which is as it should be.
criminal behavior by the government would end yesterday if gov agents went to jail for violating the law.
Glad he got his truck back.
I wonder if they ran up the miles while they had it?
Institute for Justice is one of the few GOOD GUY organizations - Salute
I just started a monthly donation to the Institute for Justice after watching some of their videos. Keep up the good work team. We have to reign in government over reach.
Everyone with a "back the blue" t-shirt needs to see this video.
Patrol agents are not really police or at least in my eyes
There are 100's of thousands of officers that do their job the right way. Unfortunately the bad apples get the press.
nah.. they'll double-down.. until it happens to them.
@@XM-qk5sh exactly
@@XM-qk5sh Civil forfeiture isn't done by a few cops here and there. Some small departments get a good chunk of their budget by taking peoples' things on the side of the road and selling it for profit.
When it is clear like this it is abuse they should be fired.
Civil asset forfeiture desperately needs to be reformed, as the current practices often violate due process. The onus should not be on the property owner to prove that their property is "innocent." (In some cases, the government doesn't even have to charge the owner with a crime.)
This practice is especially hard on low-income people who don't necessarily have the means to fight the seizure. (Victims of civil asset forfeiture do not have the right to an attorney to help them challenge the seizure.)
This is what they do in Colorado. They take property without charging the owner with a crime, then insist that you prove your innocence; as opposed the the burden of proving guilt being that of the usurper.
Needs to be done away with!
Wonder how many extra miles were on his truck, wonder if proper storage was done?
Think i saw that truck with border Patrol decals patroling the 🇺🇸 border !!😂😂😂
Good for you, Gerardo. I hope there is some sort of consequences for those who put you through this misery.
BTW, it looks like 67 feds have viewed this and gave it a thumbs own.
These must be the thin blue line heroes everyone keeps telling me about
Blue line pos 💩
those are shade of grey line bootlickers that make thin blue line heroes look like shit.
Good luck/ I hope you have success in court so this BS is stopped from happening again
Thank you for sharing this video. Going public with this, was an outstanding idea. Thank you sir for standing up against tyranny. You earned my sub.
He is lucky this didn't happen in Mexico. That would have been his ass.
My deepest respect to you all that help America Citizens fight this injustice 👏
I hope you get every penny you deserve. Thats absurd. Stand your ground!
Associated Press
April 19, 2021·
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a Kentucky man whose pickup truck was seized at the Mexican border and held by the federal government for more than two years.
The justices did not comment in leaving in place a lower-court ruling against the man, Gerardo Serrano. He was asking the court to force the government to hold a prompt hearing when it takes people's property under forfeiture laws.
THERE WAS A TIME THAT LOUISIANA WAS PULLING THIS IN TRAFFIC STOPS ON THE INTERSTATE,PEOPLE LOST BRAND NEW CARS ,THEY NEVER GOT THEM BACK !
They do it in Colorado, as well. They set up "nuisance laws" that are civil, not criminal and the victim of the confiscation is considered guilty until proven innocent.
and no doubt some cops made it a habit to drop the occasional bullet or package of weed or cocaine in a vehicle to give them an excuse to make a seizure and arrest.
Wouldn't be the first time or the only place that happens.
There is a special place in hell for these types of law enforcement officers.
Border Agents need to be ONLY at border crossings. I personally have never been through a checkpoint. Allowing checkpoints up to 100 miles from the borders must stop.
I remember that at an Balkan country border they tried to harass me and were searching my car for two hours. They found an open package of very old cigarettes in my car. But I'm non smoker. Guess the owner before or a friend forgot it in my car. Sometimes your don't know what's in your car.
Thank you Gerardo. thank you Institute for justice. We live in the greatest country in the world, but our government is completely out of fucking control.
No we live in a country of propaganda. Being used as cattle only they dont eat us. They use us for slave labor.
Yes dem and repubs!
@@lordsothis youre correct.
Wouldn't a totally out of control Government make a country not great?
How indoctrinated are you?
@@MartintheTinman totally mind controlled. Vs free will and not treated like children.
Yeah ill take free will and to be left alone.
Not to brainwash and be scared of death when i see red and blues or badges at my door.
Or to watch what i say online for they are always watching.
Come on man you cant be serious. Anything is better than what we jave
thank you man for going through all this expense, and stress to: not only get that beautiful power stroke back, but also to help anyone into the future that may incur this same type of issue from this very corrupt bunch of tyrants at the border crossings, and the corrupt inland border checkpoints.
Maybe his experience will save unsuspecting visitors from spending up to 5 years in a Mexican prison. "Do you know it is illegal to enter Mexico with a firearm without a permit from Secretariat of National Defense? Mexican customs agents do not issue gun permits; this permit must be processed before you attempt to cross the border with any type of firearm or ammunition. Anyone entering Mexico with a firearm or ammunition without a permit could face up to five years in prison." mexlaw.ca/some-basic-facts-about-gun-control-in-mexico-2/
2:53 that smile he gets when the truck starts
Good man..can tell he's patient and considerate. Thank you for what you are doing for all of us sir
Such an important decision for SCOTUS
Hell I have so many 22lr bullets which have fallen into crevices that I can't get at
Same bro lol
the next, LONG overdue 2nd Amerikan Revolution just cannot be that far off
THE REVOLUTION IS THE MINDS OF THE ENSLAVED SHEEPLES. FREE YR MINDS OF MENTAL SLAVERY>> STOP VOTING FOR THE TERRORIST PUPPETS. VOTE WITH YR POCKETS! SUPPORT ONLY THOSE THAT GIVA SHIT!! STOP LISTENING TO THE PRESTITUTES PROPROGANDA TV. STOP TAKING THEIR EXPERIMENTAL SHOTS ! STOP COMPLYING TO THE BULLSHIT
it wont happen everyone is pussies
@@randyjohnson9772 they get there money through corporations?!
so start it... As long as everyone just says "someone should do something" nothing will happen.
And that's what Americans have been saying for years and years.
@@jwenting as per the FIRST American Revolution, it will either involve a blatant act on "their" part OR, OR, OR a call to arms by someone with name recognition / access to the national media. I am not that person, are YOU ?
Not only that after 2 years the value of the truck had depreciated considerably.
A similar circumstance happened to me 25 years ago while entering Pittsburgh, New Hampshire from Canada. It was horrific. It is not something I, to this day, can take lightly. Sorry for you Mr. Serrano. This is a true disgrace.
Once again: Thank you IJ. So much wrong here: in order to violate his 1st amendment rights, they choose to violate his 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th amendment rights. On a positive note, 50% of the bill of rights held firm.
What about his second amendment rights?
@@krotchlickmeugh627 I thought the same thing, but I'm not sure since he was crossing a border. There may be a 2nd amendment violation, I just can't confirm so didn't include it.
I'm looking for a civil attorney in Arizona from when boarder patrol used excessive force and slammed me to the ground last August. Any suggestion.?
Good luck. This isnt common to have anyone back you up and fight for you.
Use social media to your advantage spread it all around
Whenever there is a new I J video I take a deep breath and consider If I'm comfortable being filled with rage.
I will be reaching out by email for legal aid and advice talk very soon I very glad to have found your posting this late night stay blessed
If this man wins, we all win.🏆
SECONDARY COMMENT:
I have partial prosthetic legs. Without them my mobility would be severely limited. My prosthesis are an """EXTENSION OF MY LEGS."
In this modern society our AUTOMOBILES ARE EXTENSIONS OF OUR LEGS. The seizure of his truck is equal to an AMPUTATION OF HIS LEGS.
I'm sure he needed his truck to get to work.
Release the agents full names! We need to make a country wide list of tyrants and their home locations!
Did they seize his hand because it was a military assault finger gun?
It's playing stupid with extreme prejudice to insist a handful of common and legal pistol-caliber bullets left loose in a console is evidence that a man is up to no good.
This also affects a lot of other US law enforcement agencies who use civil seizure. The concept of civil seizure started with seizing assets of organised crime leaders but has evolved into a ridiculous situation. The laws for seizure of assets should be changed to require a full court hearing and proof of them being proceeds of crimes before the seizure can go ahead with a court order.
Well done IJ.
5 rounds, that will be a very short war.
I know what this video is about and I agree but I just want to point out that mans coat is fantastic!
I liked it too !
Thank you sir you are a hero!!!
What a patriot! Thank you for continuing with the lawsuit and congrats on getting your property back!
I witness boarder patrol agents stop vehicles in the middle of the desert miles away from a Californian entry fruit Inspection station (where these vehicles were targeted) Is it a crime to detain people alone - away from anyone (in the middle of the desert) for being precived different or some other State allowed bias (I never knew Boarder patrol could take property) this New's adds light on what I've witness!
No. The U.S. border patrol can set up checkpoints or conduct stops within 100 miles of both north and southern borders
and yes, of course the border patrol can seize property if it's determined to be suspected illegal goods, involved in smuggling, human trafficking, etc. etc..
It's taken as evidence in an investigation and after that investigation either seized permanently, destroyed, or returned depending on the outcome of the investigation.
And quite possibly some less than honest CBP agents will take their pickings out of seized goods and keep them for themselves, after those goods mysteriously disappear from records. But hopefully that doesn't happen too much.
What was happening with the truck while they had his truck? Was someone using it? Did they put mileage on it?
Many years ago our family was crossing into Canada in our RV. The Canadians searched it. My dad had two long guns, which they allowed him to keep, but they found some fire crackers (about 5) and we thought it was funny that they took those.💖
Any firework that explodes is illegal in Canada.
You should have looked up the laws on fireworks and guns before crossing the border. Confiscating illegal goods and not finding you is a pretty good result overall.
A comment above says he knows this person. Said the paint was faded, flat tires, and dead battery
Lehto would love this channel.
Love steve
Yes Shekhar. I agree.
Great guy
Wow, Thank you Serrano for standing up for us. Run this video more, and get on TV. Then run for a gov. office. We need to fill many many seats with people like you!
We love you Gerardo. And thank you IJ.
Land of the free, free to the power and the "people" in uniform
They should have to pay him the going rate per day rent for that truck.
I donated what little I can. Who knows. Someday I may need their help.
As someone who crosses the border frequently to visit my family, THANK YOU!!
If this really happened, this is absolutely disgusting and un-American!
A gun at the border is perfectly legal. The 2nd Amendment applies to the whole country.
He was crossing the border.
What ranch / farm truck doesn’t have random bullets in it? Anyone who shoots will randomly have bullets or casings in their truck. What a sorry excuse to abuse a law abiding citizen.
Yeah, U.S. Customs in Los Angeles are the same way. They need to be fired and never allowed to work any law enforcement again
Gerardo made the mistake of telling them he was a US citizen. He should have said he wasn't an legal citizen, he probably wouldn't be having all this trouble right now.
Crazy how true this is
Unlawful search and seizure
OMG 5 BULLETS😱😱
Violation of his rights
Funny how once the lawyers get involved they submit and give up the vehicle
He should be able to sue them for 2 years of lost wages for taking away his truck.