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Tl;dr caught at a CBP checkpoint with an underage Mexican immigrant without legal status. Presumed by CBP to also be Mexican immigrant and handed over to ICE.

Seems we need an easier way to prove citizenship at CBP checkpoints. Being expected to carry any ID in-country as a citizen is bullshit (I know that’s common in other countries but that’s not ok).

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The other person was another US citizen and they were in the United States and stopped for being tan. After proof of citizenship was provided he still hasn't been released. What about this story is okay with you? U.S. citizens shouldn't be being stopped by customs away from the border, US citizens shouldn't be detained without representation and denied civil liberties, US citizens shouldn't be forced into signing deportation documents in order to get legal representation or talk to their family. They definitely shouldn't continue to be in custody for immigration after their legal documents have been provided.

No, the other person was not a US citizen, which is what likely led to this exploding.

>It was about 8 p.m. Marlon, who was born in Mexico and lacked legal status

I agree that he shouldn’t be denied representation, regardless of what the scenario looks like.

Traveling on the bus with an undocumented/illegal/non-resident person is hardly cause for anything exploding.

Denied representation AND due process.

It's in the article he was traveling with his brother who had a Texas ID which requires a US social security number? Was there someone else mentioned in the article I missed in my reading?

Falfurrias is 90 miles from the border.

No, that's incorrect. They were not trying to enter the country, they were passing a CBP checkpoint within the US.

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