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Chris Rickerd

Policy Counsel with ACLU National's Political Advocacy Department

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Chris Rickerd is Policy Counsel with ACLU National's Political Advocacy Department.

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News & Commentary
Man on sidewalk, holding a sign as a  Greyhound bus passes by: "Destination not deportation"
  • Immigrants' Rights

Greyhound Is Still Failing to Protect Customers from Border Patrol Abuse

In January 2018, Border Patrol agents boarded a Greyhound bus in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and demanded identification from passengers. Videos of the encounter went viral — showing these agents, with "POLICE" emblazoned on their vests, escorting a woman of Caribbean descent in her 60s off the bus. In the background, someone filming says, "This is new?"