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by naasking 3483 days ago
> IMHO you still have your rights, but when you're outside the country, you can't expect the government to automagically recognize you as a citizen among the foreigners who don't have the same rights as you, and hence may not be able to exercise them.

Apparently even that is not true, because the US can actually assist foreign governments in detaining and torturing their own citizens [1].

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13145227