Anonymous wrote:US citizens are not required to carry proof of citizenship. However, it’s not a bad idea these days. CBP claims the right to stop anyone without needing probable cause or reasonable suspicion for a 100-mile border zone. The zone covers a wide swath of the US, including the DMV.
CBP can ask you about your citizenship during a stop. Although there is no requirement to prove it, I would not mess with this in the current environment. Not all states include citizenship on the REAL ID. Get a passport card. Anyone who is here legally and is not a citizen should be carrying proof that they are in the US legally.
A summary of the legal basis for these stops is here:
https://www.aclutx.org/en/know-your-rights/border-pocket-guide
The posters upthread saying they will sue if they are stopped—good luck with that in this environment.
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