Friday, June 22, 2018
As Border Patrol searches its buses, Greyhound is pulled into immigration uproar - San Antonio Express-News
This story by the Washington Post's Rachel Siegel appeared at mySanAntonio.com:
"Greyhound said it is required to comply with the law by allowing Border Patrol agents to board buses when they ask to do so. A spokesperson, Lanesha Gipson, said the company doesn't 'support or coordinate these searches, nor are we happy about them.' Gipson acknowledged that searches negatively affect customers. She said Greyhound also worried about the risk it puts drivers in, too.
'We have started conversations with the Border Patrol to determine if there is anything that can be done to balance the enforcement of federal law with the dignity and privacy of our valued customers,' Gipson said.
Gipson cited a series of laws with which she said Greyhound must comply when it comes to immigration checks on buses. They include the statutory provision saying that any immigration officer has the power to board buses and search for undocumented riders without a warrant 'within a reasonable distance from any external boundary of the United States' to prevent unlawful entry. "
