Which term describes extending the first practical detention point to gain information?

• A. Extended border search
• B. Border nexus
• C. F.E.B Outbound
• D. Last practical detention point

Answer: (A)

Extending the detention at the border to obtain information is described by the term extended border search. Under the border search doctrine, authorities can detain and question at the border or its functional equivalent without a warrant or probable cause. When that border encounter is lengthened to collect more information, it falls under an extended border search, making it the best fit for describing this practice. The other terms don’t capture this specific idea: they aren’t standard phrases for the act of prolonging a border encounter to extract information.