Thread: ACLU of Wash creates rights signs for buses

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington has created signs to be posted in Jefferson Transit buses to let Olympic Peninsula bus riders know their rights if they are questioned by Border Patrol agents.

The Jefferson Transit board this week approved offering the ACLU space for one sign per bus at no charge.

The signs, to be posted next month, will tell riders three things: if you're a U.S. citizen, you don't have to prove it; if you're not a U.S. citizen and are 18 or older, you must show immigration papers to federal agents, and everyone has a right to remain silent.

The Border Patrol has expanded its enforcement actions on the north Olympic Peninsula with a series of vehicle checkpoints. Agents have been reported boarding Olympic Bus Lines buses. The Peninsula Daily News reports that agents have not boarded public transit buses, but have said they are interested in checking buses that cross county lines, such as those running between Sequim (Sk-wim') and Port Townsend.

Border Patrol spokesman Michael Bermudez says his agency respects the rights of "all citizens and non-citizens in the United States."

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Information from: Peninsula Daily News, http://www.peninsuladailynews.com

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/642 ... buses.html

The signs, to be posted next month, will tell riders three things: if you're a U.S. citizen, you don't have to prove it; if you're not a U.S. citizen and are 18 or older, you must show immigration papers to federal agents, and everyone has a right to remain silent.

Hire more ICE, forget local police.