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Cite as:  596 U. S. ____ (2022) 

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SOTOMAYOR, J., dissenting
Opinion of SOTOMAYOR, J. 

at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.  Agent Egbert
continued patrolling in his CBP vehicle for the rest of the
morning but stayed near the inn so he would see when the 
car  carrying  the  guest  returned.    When  it  arrived,  he  fol-
lowed  the  car  into  the  driveway  of  the  inn,  passing  a  “no 
trespassing” sign.  Agent Egbert parked his vehicle behind
the  arriving  car  in  the  driveway  immediately  adjacent  to 
the inn. 

Agent  Egbert  exited  his  patrol  vehicle  and  approached
the car.  Boule’s employee also exited the car; the guest re-
mained inside.  From the front porch of his inn, Boule asked 
Agent Egbert to leave.  When Agent Egbert refused, Boule
stepped off the porch, positioned himself between Agent Eg-
bert and the vehicle, and explained that the person in the
car  was  a  guest  who  had  come  from  New  York  to  Seattle
and who had been through security at the airport.  Boule 
again asked Agent Egbert to leave.  Agent Egbert grabbed 
Boule by his chest, lifted him up, and shoved him against 
the vehicle and then threw him to the ground.  Boule landed 
on his hip and shoulder. 

Agent  Egbert  opened  the  car  door  and  asked  the  guest 
about his immigration status.  Boule called 911 to request 
a supervisor; Agent Egbert relayed the same request over
his radio.  Several minutes later, a supervisor and another 
agent arrived at the inn.  After concluding that the guest
was  lawfully  in  the  country  (just  as  Boule  had  previously 
informed Agent Egbert), the three officers departed.  Boule 
later sought medical treatment for his injuries. 

Boule complained to Agent Egbert’s superiors about the
incident and filed an administrative claim with CBP, which 
allegedly prompted Agent Egbert to retaliate against Boule. 
Agent Egbert contacted the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 
the Social Security Administration, the Washington State 
Department of Licensing, and the Whatcom County Asses-
sor’s  Office,  asking  them  to  investigate  Boule’s  business.
These agencies did so, but none found that Boule had done