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Podcast: Maine Things Considered
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Following Viral Video, Bus Company Says It Doesn't Deny Passage Based on Citizenship
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:01:00
Publish Date: 2018-06-19 05:30:00
Description: A little less than one month after a video taken by a passenger showed an employee of Concord Coach Lines telling a passenger in Bangor that they had to be a citizen to ride the bus, the company has released a statement saying it doesn't deny people passage based on citizenship, and that it never has. This happened as Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents were questioning boarding bus passengers about their citizenship. CBP says it's legally allowed to conduct citizenship checks without a warrant within 100 miles of the border. In the statement, Concord Coach Lines says people do not need to prove citizenship to ride the bus, and that it supports passengers' rights to decline to answer questions from the agency. Concord Coach Lines has no partnership with CBP and US citizenship is not a requirement to use our service. Please see attached for full statement. pic.twitter.com/7hAIqIu85D — Concord Coach Lines (@concordcoach) June 16, 2018 ACLU of Maine staff attorney Emma Bond says that's
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