So.. if they WERE in US illegally - I know - unpopular question: but does reaching Montana or Colorado, read 'interior states,' mean that it's Out of America's Hands? Are we playing tag and capture-the-flag with immigrants, now? Home base is 486.7 miles into US and you're safe?
Where do the agents think “Montana” comes from?
They should transfer those custom officials to Miami.
Montana=montaña=Mountiain. Any more explanation?
CBP agent needs a medal! He did the right thing! Suck it up and be thankful he was doing his job!
So let’s be clear...speaking Spanish is a crime? Huh, What? 😎
VickiJo54203063 U.S. Customs and Border Patrol ought to be ashamed of themselves 😠
PrincessBravato Now that's as American as apple pie and racism.
PrincessBravato Spanish is awesome and I am ashamed I am not fluent (i am partial) I live in Ca ffs- grew up in Central Valley lots of nice folks to practice with
So, is it time to remove foreign language as a credit requirement in high school since its now illegal to speak publicly?
They were detained for 40 minutes. They were not placed under arrest. A foolish border agent made a mistake. They were wronged, but is this a multimillion dollar civil rights violation? I doubt it.
I hope you get every last dime they will ever have
rhonda_harbison Good!♥️👭
As they should
Good, and I hope they prevail!
oufenix What have we become that anyone is arrested for speaking something other than English. No mas
Detained 60 seconds.... to show an ID, like at every airport or bank? This is a huge imposition? Get a life.
This is ridiculous.
I overheard a French speaking family at Williamsburg. That’s a long way from the border. I was happy they were visiting. Who knew I should have alerted CBP...
As they should
There's a monster on the loose
AbolishICE
I mean ... I spoke Danish in America for years! .. but Scandinavians are white, so I wasnt met with this awful attitude... 😪
Good. Draaaag their asses.
aclu needs to change its name. Many homeless citizens have tried to talk to them about putting together a class action lawsuit against CA and its sanctuary stance. Many citizens outside in the cold, with no funds for food. CA is tormenting its citizens to aid and abet illegals.
TheCarlWeathers Caucasian bikini clad women at the beach are never detained and questioned as possible Swedish nationals. So weird.
Good I hope more people start suing CBP and ICE
So is Agent O'neil still on the job? What is his first name?
Freedom of Speech only applies to English.
KevinCarson1 I stand sith them.
Fuck white nationalism & drumpf.
lawprofblawg I know I'm wrong for saying this, but if I was a Border guard I would totally stop that girl on the right and ask her, not for her papers, but for her number. That librarian look just slays me. Um... Which is not to excuse police state tactics whipping up xenophobia
Lexual__ This is so sickening.
Good for them! I hope this starts a trend for legal pushbacks.
When we were in London, there were so many different languages and no one stop anyone there for not speaking English where the OG came from. stopbeingracist moveforward weareAmerica alreadyacointryofdiversity notgoinganywhere
Hope they get a huge settlement, that is the only way this agency is going to start paying attention to their hiring practices. The detainng agent is either incompetent or plain racist.
Welcome to the paranoid state that is Trump
This is the USA, speak English.
And my Caucasian granddaughters are both studying Spanish in a Canton Michigan high school
ICE is quickly evolving into an American Gestapo. It scares me and saddens me as well.
Disturbing. TL
Racial profiling needs to been called out and reprimanded..it is wrong and I believe illegal plus you have the right to speak any language in this country. America is a multi-lingual nation. This is the hate that this administration has brought, horrifying
The United States of America is the second largest Spanish speaking nation in the planet. Get used to it.
Interesting, as when I lived in D.C. I talked to a Border Patrol that patroled the Canadian border who said more illegals came across there than the Mexican border and never mentioned needing to speak only English for those who crossed.
... respect us or pay for your racism.
They should ask for $25 billion in punitive damages.
?Que pasa Montaña?
My God. If they'd been speaking Arabic, would they have have been shot on sight?
They weren’t detained just for speaking Spanish. Once again NPR is lying—showing their liberal/Dem point of view.
Good! That’s outrageous. America...the only country in the world where speaking more than one language is frowned upon. Everywhere else...a sign of intelectual ability. 🙄
Good for them. This situation is out of control.
I swear, if I’m ever by Border Patrol, I’m going to start speaking in Klingon.
...and Montana is a Spanish word.
Good.
urracing2 Really? Are people speaking in a Montanan accent detained in New York City? Perhaps Spanish is not one of the most spoken languages in the US? M'Lord, provincialism isn't dead after all
What’s next, a wall along the southern border of Montana?
I hope these ladies win their case. What happened to them was uncalled for.
How do you say 'I'm rich thanks to your stupidity,' in Spanish?
High school Spanish teachers, beware!
Good. However searching for accountability in this cabinet is like trying to find a needle in a hay stack.
I better brush up on my French so that I can run around in stores saying “oui oui”... I’d gladly take money from a lawsuit
Sue the *hit out of them until they're bankrupt.
How is this not a violation of Freedom of Speech? And if they were speaking French or Swahili would they have been detained?
Congrats people of Montana! Doctors, nurses, and technicians thinking about moving to your state to help serve your community have now crossed your state off the list for blatant acts of racism This message is in English so you’re not confused about a shortage later.
More importantly, why are we paying CBP/ICE to hang out in convenience stores harassing and profiling patrons, so far from the southern border. Don’t tell me ... they’ll want a wall along the Canadian border next!
Easy money buying babble and headed for Montana.
Provincial paranoid attitude that becomes alarmed at hearing Spanish -- no matter where you are in this country.
I wonder if all of South America started detaining people for speaking English. People need to read History books. ALL THE HISTORY BOOKS. And know which people this country really belongs to. The Mexicans. Their forefathers. Read the history of our country.
The fact it's 'unheard of' for people to speak Spanish in Montana kind of negates the idea that we're being overrun by undocumented immigrants. But somehow it's a national emergency. Why do people fear imaginary problems & ignore real ones?
Why isnt Trump detained for talking out of his ass
What a joke
Good thing these jagoffs don't show up in the Steel City and arrest people for speaking Pittsburghese n'at.
Welcome to dystopian America! Our cancer in chief has awoke our ugliest side.
Should Americans speak the “native” language? How about Iroquois? Dîné? Lakota? If you can’t speak these languages you should STFU about whatever languages people in America use to communicate in public, private or anywhere. We are a pluralistic nation. Racism must go.
So, French is ok.....
Spanish spoken in Montana? The end is nigh . . .
There are idiotas everywhere, including the WH
Name and shame the arresting CBP “officials.”
I hope they get a huge settlement.
So my tax dollars are paying U.S. Customs & Border Protection to harass people for not speaking English. I feel safer already.
I guess Russian or German are ok.
I thought I loved the country in which I was born, I was wrong.
ICE and border agents be patrolling around and unlawfully detaining people based on their ethnicity like.....
The name Montana comes from the Spanish word Montaña, which in turn comes from the Latin word Montanea, meaning 'mountain', or more broadly, 'mountainous country'
How Is This Normal?
Good. I hope they win a huge settlenient.
As they should
Welcome to Trumps America 🤥🤥🤥
nyc_erik So great!
Now I am really wanting to relearn Spanish, becoming fluent as I can, before making a trip to Montana. I would love to see an agent try to ask my 6'2', 250 lbs., veteran ass about my immigration status. Their apoplectic fit at my resfual would take any detention after worth it.
Permission to act out your inner racist granted by the president
Let's hope they win, and put them on notice!
No way should taxpayers be responsible for the actions of this agent.
Unfreakingbelievable! Muy estupido...
they're right
To see this happening is just disgusting. The xenophobia is unreal.
it's funny the racists are so upset by people speaking a european language.
Welcome to Trump's American paradise -- the land of the free unless you speak Spanish! The only emergency we have -- Constitutional crisis created by Trump who behaves as he a king and not a president., What other branches of the Government are waiting for to stop this crisis?
What's next? Am I going to be detained for being a Southern Black far away from the South? While using words like Ain't and Y'all!
Awesome!!! I hope they learned a good lesson
Trump's Nazis at work.
Good !
I would have have asked them by the way they are dressed. Looking for a free ride. They are Democrats
“F” NOOO!!!
Somebody's MAGA hat has been constricting blood flow to his brain. Too bad he has a badge to hide behind.
No warrant, no probable cause, no reasonable suspicion for cryin' out loud. Under what authority is CBP/ICE making these (unlawful) detentions? Hopefully this lawsuit will allow the plaintiffs to collect damages directly from the named officer(s) as well as the government.
Good
Sorry you had to endure his racism and he should lose his job Glad that the ACLU is with you
Unbelievable! Shame on agent Paul ONeal.
Glad I wasn't detained for teaching Spanish in small-town Indiana . . .🤦🏼♀️
Good. Hit that government lotto ladies.
It blows my mind ppl don’t realize the US has no official language and yet, want everyone to speak English anyway racism profiling ridiculous
I wonder if my Sicilian family would be harassed by the same cop? I doubt the cops involved know different languages.
Awesome! Sadly, I knew this was going to happen sooner or later. Wonder if they'd deport Spanish tourists for this or if Europeans would get different treatment.
Hasta la Victoria en 2020, siempre!
Funny how I'm not worried about being detained in Mexico for accidentally speaking English
What is the national language of the United States? Oh yeah! Their isn't one. I would assume then that what these people endured should be considered discrimination then. Golly; that sounds illegal.
Alexa play: This is America 🤦🏻♀️
Speak English in the United States of America 🇺🇸
As they should!
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