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PublishedAugust 11, 2020
Lawsuit challenges use of checkpoints miles from Canadian border
A federal lawsuit filed by ACLU affiliates in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont challenges the use of checkpoints by the U.S. Border Patrol nearly 100 miles from the Canadian border, saying they are beyond the patrol’s authority
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PublishedJuly 26, 2020
The View From Here: Post-9/11 policing is being used on us
From a federal crackdown in Oregon to a secretive police intelligence unit in Maine, we are seeing counterterrorism tactics turned on the public.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2020
Concord Coach Lines will stop allowing warrant-less immigration checks
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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PublishedFebruary 14, 2020
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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PublishedOctober 22, 2019
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
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
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.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2019
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.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2019
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.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2019
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.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2019
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.
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