Greyhound tells riders of rights when Border Patrol comes on board

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

Greyhound tells riders of rights when Border Patrol comes on board

By Spencer S. Hsu December 22 at 5:41 PM

Greyhound Lines is expanding alerts to passengers about their rights should immigration agents board buses to demand identification and proof of citizenship.

The information includes details on how to file civil rights complaints and ways to support a change to federal law about the warrantless stops.

The advisories come amid the holiday travel season and as the country’s largest motor coach operator and other carriers face an ongoing campaign by civil rights groups, labor unions and Democratic lawmakers to push back against recent expanded checks by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials.

Greyhound posted a guide Dec. 13 on its website under “Travel Info” and a section titled “Your rights & rules on board.” It also has posters with advice set to arrive in bus terminals nationwide, a company spokesman said.

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[Sherman A1]

1. Long overdue

This should have been done already.

[onethatcares]

2. I can remember

when I was taught that only communist countries did the "your papers, please" routine.

looks like no wall is needed.

[marble falls]

3. Good for Greyhound!!!

[Squinch]

4. New years resolution: I'll try to take one trip on Greyhound.

Without this I would nevwr have considered it.

[3Hotdogs]

5. I am Caucasian, (white for you freeper lurkers) and it was 1964. I was 20 y.o.

I got off the old grey dog in Indios, Ca. and was scruffy from a 2 day's ride.

A border agent approached and demanded, "Immigration papers." I was stunned. We don't have that shit in New Jersey. I didn't know what to do.

Agent: "Papeles de immigracion !"

Me: ----

Kid behind me with whom I had a conversation while traveling: "Well sir, we don't rightly give immigration papers to Yankees comin' into Mississippi." (I'll never forget that quote.)

Agent: "Where are you from?"

Me: "New Jersey.: (New Jersey 'broadcast' accent)

Agent: "O.K., move on."

The point is, I was taken aback and a little bit frightened, even though the interaction was not aimed at me.

[LisaM]

6. Good for them.

Better late than never. I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt that they weren't prepared for the Trump administration's viciousness at first.

[Jim Lane]

8. This is not exclusively "the Trump administration's viciousness"

I was on a bus (either Greyhound or Trailways, can't remember which) in northern New York during the pre-Trump years. Our bus was boarded by these agents, who demanded that everyone show ID.

I wasn't sure if they were legally entitled to my compliance. Nevertheless, I wanted to get home without any hassle, so I complied instead of making a stand on principle. I felt bad about going along with authoritarianism.

[Politicub]

7. Power to the people!

And good on Greyhound for reminding people of their rights.