ACLU files lawsuit for two women, one an El Paso native, detained by Montana CBP agent [View all]
On their way home from working out at a gym last May, Ana Suda and Martha Hernandez, both U.S. citizens, stopped by a local convenience store in Havre, Montana, to buy some milk and eggs.
A Border Patrol agent overheard the two friends speaking Spanish, and then demanded they show identification.
Now the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit on their behalf, accusing Customs and Border Protection of violating the women's constitutional rights.
The encounter is not an isolated incident but part of a broader pattern of abusive behavior by Border Patrol agents who target people based on race, ethnicity or language, lawyers for the ACLU contend.
Read more: https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2019/02/18/aclu-sues-after-two-women-one-el-paso-detained-cbp-montana/2906029002/
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