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pnwmom

(109,692 posts) Thu Jan 30, 2025, 11:53 PM Thursday

In 2019 two Montana women were detained by CFB for speaking Spanish. They sued and won. This is a copy of their lawsuit.

Among other things, the Customs and Border Patrol agents acknowledged that they wouldn't have stopped the women if they were speaking French. It was speaking Spanish that aroused the agents' suspicions.

So there is a basis for the rumors of people being detained just for speaking Spanish. It's happened before.

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/14552350/1/suda-v-united-states-customs-and-border-protection/

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In 2019 two Montana women were detained by CFB for speaking Spanish. They sued and won. This is a copy of their lawsuit. (Original Post) pnwmom Thursday OP

Was this in Havre Montana? GusBob Friday #1

Yes, that's where it was. I haven't seen a hispanic wife mentioned in the accounts I've seen, pnwmom Friday #2

GusBob

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1. Was this in Havre Montana?

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Fri Jan 31, 2025, 01:33 AM

Friday

I think so
One of the CPB agents if I recall had an Hispanic wife

pnwmom

(109,692 posts)

2. Yes, that's where it was. I haven't seen a hispanic wife mentioned in the accounts I've seen,

Reply to GusBob (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 31, 2025, 02:12 AM

Friday

but there was a report of an incident involving the same women a couple years earlier, where the CBP didn't do anything because one of the agents said his wife knew one of the women.

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