After further research, it appears that the border I'm seeing is actually a "shadow that is under a dock", to a dock that isn't actually there. The shadow can be toggled (made to appear and disappear) under the xfwm4-tweaks-settings -> compositor -> check/uncheck "show shadows under dock windows". This works for now, or the compositor can be disabled. However, there shouldn't be an imaginary shadow on the screen.
- Bug#811290: xfwm4: Visible line on screen that changes with w... Kyle Bentley
- Bug#811290: xfwm4: Visible line on screen that changes w... Kyle Bentley

