The bus line announced the change in policy Friday, citing an internal Border Patrol memo showing that agents may not board private buses without company consent.
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Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World
Customs agency memo contradicts Greyhound on bus raids
The document confirms that companies do not have to allow Border Patrol agents on buses to conduct routine checks for illegal immigrants, an issue in Maine and elsewhere.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Charge dropped in Bangor case that led to claim of racial profiling
An advocacy group complains that the Border Patrol’s suspicions about a family were aroused because they appeared to be of ‘Central-American origin’ and spoke Spanish while shopping at a store in Maine
Posted inNation & World, News
U.S. plans to require DNA samples from asylum-seekers
The new regulations would mandate DNA collection for almost all migrants who cross between official entry points and are held even temporarily.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Border Patrol should stop racial profiling
Federal agents ought to know that it’s no crime to have brown skin or speak a language other than English.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Suspect led human smuggling operation at Canadian border for years, officials say
Godofredo Rivas-Melendez, 60, a Canadian citizen who was born in El Salvador, pleaded not guilty last week in U.S. District Court in Burlington, Vermont.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Texan offers Mainers a practical primer on U.S. Border ‘patrolling’
Given a new chief Border Patrol agent’s plans to expand warrantless searches here, Mainers should prepare for challenges to their constitutional rights.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Keep failed southern border policies out of Maine
The tough talk from our state’s new Border Patrol agent in charge should raise red flags.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Eight from Mexico arrested in human smuggling effort in Aroostook County
Police pulled over a vehicle containing 7 undocumented immigrants who illegally crossed the border into Maine last week, and an eighth man who was paid to drive them to New York, authorities say.
Posted inNation & World
Dozens of Border Patrol employees under investigation over Facebook posts
Authorities are conducting an internal investigation of 62 current and eight former workers after social media posts mocked lawmakers and migrants.