Outcry after Florida Border Patrol conducts checks, detains woman on Greyhound bus
Source: NBC News
by Carmen Sesin / Jan.23.2018 / 6:00 PM ET
MIAMI — A widely circulated video that allegedly shows agents from Customs and Border Patrol detaining a woman on a Greyhound bus, after demanding from people on board proof of citizenship, has sparked indignation by many.
The bus stopped at a station in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., during its route from Orlando to Miami on Friday afternoon. The driver announced there would be a “routine” security checkpoint and that is when two uniformed agents boarded the bus and announced they were from Border Patrol, according to Florida Immigrant Coalition, a Miami-based advocacy group.
The incident was captured on cell phone video by passengers on the back of the bus. One woman, who seemed puzzled, can be heard asking another passenger “is this new?” The video posted on the Florida Immigration Coalition’s Twitter account has more than 2.3 million views.
The woman on the bus had an expired tourist visa and was arrested, the Border Patrol confirmed to the Miami Herald. She is currently in detention at the Broward Transitional Center in Pompano Beach.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/outcry-after-florida-border-patrol-conducts-checks-detains-woman-greyhound-n840311
= new reply since forum marked as read
Sent here to destroy America?
Actual 1943 Nazi Germany travel permit, allowing one to travel from one city to another for a period of 15 days.
Remember back when we didn’t need those in the U.S.A.?
Welcome to Trump fascist AmeriKKKa!
I'm shaking my head, wondering what the hell does Florida need border patrol police for? I can see checking passports at the airports and boat docks, but Greyhound buses? They're not even going over the state line.
...but that's so I know where it is. Other than the TSA at the airport, nobody has ever asked to see it. But I guess that's going to change real soon.
