SCOTUS has ruled that stopping travelers at fixed checkpoints for brief questioning about their citizenship or immigration status is constitutional.

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The Supreme Court has ruled that brief, suspicionless stops at fixed checkpoints for the purpose of questioning about citizenship or immigration status are constitutional under certain circumstances, as they serve the government's interest in controlling the borders and regulating immigration. This was established in cases such as United States v. Martinez-Fuerte (1976), where the Court upheld the constitutionality of immigration checkpoints away from the border for the purpose of intercepting illegal immigrants.

SCOTUS Has Ruled That Stopping Travelers at Fixed Checkpoints for Brief