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Customs and Border Patrol Agents are increasingly stopping motorists and bus passengers in Maine to question their immigration status. <\/span>Know what to do if you encounter these agents<\/a><\/span>, help others to know their rights, and learn more in our Q&A<\/span>.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text admin_label=”Issue, Action” _builder_version=”3.0.89″ background_layout=”light”]<\/p>\n Transportation checks by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Maine have <\/span>increased significantly<\/span><\/a> under the Trump administration. In late June, CBP agents shut down a stretch of <\/span>I-95 in Maine near Bangor<\/span><\/a> to question drivers and passengers about their immigration status. And earlier the same month, an employee of Concord Coach Lines mistakenly told passengers that <\/span>only U.S. citizens could ride the bus<\/span><\/a>. Concord has since <\/span>issued a statement<\/span><\/a> clarifying that the bus line has no partnership with CBP, does not require passengers to maintain U.S. citizenship, and that the company supports passengers\u2019 right to decline to answer CBP questions. As CBP\u2019s presence has increased in Maine, so have efforts to ensure the agents aren\u2019t <\/span>violating individuals\u2019 civil rights<\/span><\/a>. The ACLU of Maine has <\/span>filed two lawsuits<\/span><\/a> against CBP and the Department of Homeland Security to force the release of public records detailing CBP\u2019s immigration raids on buses in the state. Learn more in our Q&A below<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bus passengers<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Roadside checkpoints<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yes.<\/b> CBP has the authority<\/span><\/a> to question individuals, for any reason at all, within 100 miles of any national or coastal border. Nearly 2 out of 3 people in the U.S. live in this expanded border zone, which encompasses the entire state of Maine and most of New England. The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld that <\/span>CBP must have probable cause<\/span><\/a> of an immigration violation to search someone\u2019s car in a border zone, but only need a reasonable suspicion to stop and question drivers and passengers. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yes<\/b>. A <\/span>1976 U.S. Supreme Court decision<\/span><\/a> gives agents the right to establish a checkpoint within 100 miles of a land or coastal border and stop and question drivers and passengers of vehicles who pass by about their immigration status. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yes, in some areas. <\/b>Within <\/span>25 miles<\/span><\/a> of any external boundary, CBP has the additional patrol power to enter onto private land, but not homes, without a warrant.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yes. <\/b>CBP can examine your belongings, including your phone and devices, without a warrant. Learn more about <\/span>what they can and can\u2019t do at ports of entry<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yes.<\/b> In fact, the ACLU urges you to do just that (so long as you don\u2019t interfere with agents). Videotape of recent incidents in <\/span>Bangor<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Nevada<\/span><\/a> prompted companies such as Concord to clarify their position. 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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS<\/span><\/h4>\n
Can CBP legally ask you for your citizenship status in Maine?<\/b><\/h6>\n
Are CBP roadside checkpoints legal?<\/b>
\n<\/span><\/b><\/h6>\nCan CBP ask questions at my business?<\/b><\/h6>\n
Does CBP have other powers at ports of entry and airports?<\/b><\/h6>\n
If I am questioned by CBP or witness agents questioning someone else, may I videotape it? <\/b><\/h6>\n