“These incredibly invasive searches have been in the news quite a bit over the past several years. Back in 2013, there were a couple of cases in New Mexico in which motorists were given cavity searches to probe for illicit drugs. One was also subjected to X-rays and a forced colonoscopy. But in both of those cases the police officers first obtained warrants. In both cases, the searches were administered by medical staff. And both cases resulted in substantial settlements. Days later, a third victim alleged she was anally and vaginally probed by Border Patrol agents, in this case without a warrant. In January 2014, I wrote about yet another case from New Mexico and found a number of similar incidents around the country”