It’s legal to travel domestically with any amount of cash. It’s legal to travel in and out of the U.S. with more than $10k if you declare it. But that doesn’t stop law enforcement from searching travelers’ property and seizing any cash they find without warrants or evidence of a crime.

Today we talk with IJ attorneys Jaba Tsitsuashvili and Ben Field about how the government treats carrying cash like a crime and what IJ’s doing to fight back.

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Federal Forfeiture Process: https://endforfeiture.com/federalforf...
Stephen Lara’s Video (Nevada Highway Patrol):    • Watch Cops Seize Combat Vet's Life Sa...  
Kermit’s Case: https://ij.org/case/kermit-warren-for...
Rebecca’s Case: https://ij.org/case/dea-tsa-forfeitures/

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