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This has happened to me twice on Canadian flights; the second time I asked one of the police officers what was going on, and they said they were looking for som
by cperciva 10y ago
This has happened to me twice on Canadian flights; the second time I asked one of the police officers what was going on, and they said they were looking for someone whom the flight manifest said was on board the plane. I suppose they could have come onto the plane to pull someone off, but that would have delayed everybody far more than checking ID on the way off.
I wouldn't want this to be a routine fishing expedition, but if there's someone specific they're looking for and they have a reason to think the person in question is on the plane, I really don't see any problem.
- morgante 10y agoAllowing violations of our rights "just in this case" is how they get stripped down to nothing. The government does not have the right to demand your ID at any time they please.
- cperciva 10y agoI'm not saying "at any time they please". I'm saying "when they have probable cause to believe the person they're looking for is on the plane".
- morgante 10y agoI don't think that's sufficient probable cause. They don't suspect that everyone on the plane is an illegal immigrant More importantly, they should plenty of less-invasive procedures. The airline should have a passenger manifest of everyone who actually flew, for one thing.
- endophage 10y agoUnfortunately their (ICE/CBP) identification of people is so poor that it appears to often be no more than a name match. My brother-in-law has a name that's very common in both Mexico and the US and as a result, he regularly gets stopped when flying so they can confirm he's not one of the people with that name who happens to have outstanding warrants.