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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGreyhound to stop allowing immigration checks on buses
Greyhound to stop allowing immigration checks on buses
https://apnews.com/dc560c3581783c746aee1544c8ad1c85
Greyhound, the nations largest bus company, said Friday it will stop allowing Border Patrol agents without a warrant to board its buses to conduct routine immigration checks.
The companys announcement came one week after The Associated Press reported on a leaked Border Patrol memo confirming that agents cant board private buses without the consent of the bus company. Greyhound had previously insisted that even though it didnt like the immigration checks, it had no choice under federal law but to allow them.
In an emailed statement, the company said it would notify the Department of Homeland Security that it does not consent to unwarranted searches on its buses or in areas of terminals that are not open to the public such as company offices or any areas a person needs a ticket to access.
Greyhound said it would provide its drivers and bus station employees updated training regarding the new policy, and that it would place stickers on all its buses clearly stating that it does not consent to the searches.
The companys announcement came one week after The Associated Press reported on a leaked Border Patrol memo confirming that agents cant board private buses without the consent of the bus company. Greyhound had previously insisted that even though it didnt like the immigration checks, it had no choice under federal law but to allow them.
In an emailed statement, the company said it would notify the Department of Homeland Security that it does not consent to unwarranted searches on its buses or in areas of terminals that are not open to the public such as company offices or any areas a person needs a ticket to access.
Greyhound said it would provide its drivers and bus station employees updated training regarding the new policy, and that it would place stickers on all its buses clearly stating that it does not consent to the searches.
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Greyhound to stop allowing immigration checks on buses (Original Post)
Roland99
Feb 2020
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democratisphere
(17,235 posts)1. EXCELLENT!
The intrusions must be stopped.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)2. It certainly has taken them long enough.
Karadeniz
(22,470 posts)3. Great! This sort of thing is too close to stormtroopers for comfort.
dalton99a
(81,392 posts)4. About time.
a kennedy
(29,615 posts)5. Saw this running along the bottom of a tv screen and I yelled out
Bout time........people just looked at me and rolled their eyes. This is great news..... and as someone else said bout damn time.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,739 posts)6. The dotard just soiled himself again.