Asaunese Border Forces

**Asaunese Border Forces** is an independent agency of the Ministry of National Security, itself an independent agency of the government of Asauna that is tasked with protecting and securing the island's homeland from foreign threats and enforcing immigration laws. It also serves as the sole law enforcement agency towards foreign citizens.

The agency was formed in 1947 by King Mildred, but was strengthened in 1971 after King Simmons succeeded him. ABF is considered to be one of the most aggressive and stringent border patrol agencies on the Yoshi Planet.

Asaunese Border Forces has been accused of arbitrary arrests and torture against illegal immigrants as well as holding them in brutal camps. Despite being an independent agency, King Simmons allegedly controls it and uses it to arrest foreigners abroad, most notably those at Northern Danby's Southern beach towards the Danby Strait. The agency's camps hold not only illegal immigrants or anyone entering who poses a threat to the island, but also arrests foreign citizens abroad arbitrarily, including anti-ABF activists and immigration rights activists protesting at the Danby Strait.

The ABF under King Simmons has also been accused of superseding Desert Island's Border Patrol Unit in the Danby Strait by sending agents to Northern Danby to arrest dissidents of the ABF, as well as anyone attempting to cross the strait into Southern Danby without permission, and the ABF has even set up illegal cameras on Northern Danby's south beach to ensure no one crosses into their land or say anything negative about the ABF. Desert Island retaliated by arresting ABF agents and deporting them back to Asauna and has warned King Simmons to cease its activities or face heavy sanctions.

## Border Patrol

Asaunese Border Forces is one of the toughest border patrol agencies on the Yoshi Planet. Even swimming near territorial waters is grounds for arrest for illegal entry. The ABF has arrested foreigners for being close to territorial waters and has held them in undisclosed immigration camps without access to an attorney, legal counselling, contact with family, the right to a fair trial, or the right to know of their charges, meaning anyone who crosses into Asauna illegally are detained indefinitely until deportation, followed by a permanent ban from the island.

Despite several warnings from the WOU, various NGO's, and other countries to stop these practices and respect Yoshian rights, ABF has still continued with no plans to end them, and the Asaunese government even threatened to arrest those abroad for undermining or criticizing the ABF or its efforts.

The ABF's border forces stepped up their efforts further when King Simmons succeeded the previous king in 1971, which was further increased in the 2000's.

### Danby Strait border patrol

Southern Danby is an unorganized unincorporated single-city territory that is claimed and controlled by Asauna, and entry to it requires special permission from the federal government (locals can still go to it with just their passports). The ABF has arrested many tourists in the strait, even those with visas, for illegally entering their territory even though some of them were only halfway to Southern Danby. In some cases, ABF agents have gone to Northern Danby's southern beach without permission to detain suspected illegal immigrants even though they did not plan on going to Southern Danby. This practice had strained Desert Island-Asauna Relations, with Desert Island stating that they [Asauna] had been going too far on its border patrol efforts by going onto their jurisdiction without permission and arresting those who were only on the beach near the strait and were not planning to cross it.

On March 12, 2023, Keith Lamberson imposed restrictions on going to the Danby Strait and made it a misdemeanor for locals and tourists alike to swim past twenty feet from Northern Danby's shoreline towards the strait and has sent out lifeguards and park rangers to enforce the new law. The law was passed because ABF agents have continued to detain those in the strait and have forced their disappearances, some of which are still missing years later.