https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/border-patrol-agent-detains-women-speaking-spanish-montana-gas-station-n876096
http://www.krtv.com/story/38239086/questioning-of-2-spanish-speaking-people-by-border-patrol-agent-in-havre-goes-viral
One of the women took video of the encounter.
I doubt that many Hispanics are illegally crossing U.S. border from Canada, so why the suspicion from the Border Patrol Agent? We know why. And what authority or power does the Border Patrol possess 35 miles from the border? Isn’t that a job for DHS, who probably would have handled the situation differently, if they had any curiosity about the women at all?
Everyone should be outraged! Heck my daughter speak Spanish to each other occasionally, albeit not very well, just to try keep our skills fresh.
The US is the one place where speaking only one language is seen as a badge of honor by many.
I am glad the women had the presence of mind to take a video.
There has been a very large increase of Hispanics crossing illegally into Canada. It started soon after the last Presidentisl election.
http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2018/04/05/new-wave-of-illegal-migrant-crossings-into-canada/
He wouldn’t have been overly concerned, if he thought they were just passing through
Lots of authority.
You don’t have to answer if you are just walking around, but if you give incorrect information or if you are required to have your green card and refuse to show it, it could create problems later.
Ironic that the state Montana is a Spanish word, and it’s motto is in Spanish too. Oro y plata
The vast majority of those entering Canada are Haitians and Nigerians, not Hispanics.