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"riding a Greyhound bus from Bakersfield, California to Las Vegas, Nevada. As the bus approached an agricultural checkpoint at the Nevada state line," This sou
by masonic 8y ago
"riding a Greyhound bus from Bakersfield, California to Las Vegas, Nevada. As the bus approached an agricultural checkpoint at the Nevada state line,"
This sounds like a hoax. There are no "agricultural checkpoints" for vehicles leaving California.
- crooked-v 8y agoYou failed to read the entire sentence: > As the bus approached an agricultural checkpoint at the Nevada state line, Ms. Smalls said the driver made an unusual announcement: “We are being boarded by Border Patrol. Please be prepared to show your documentation upon request.” It was a CBP action at the physical location of an agricultural checkpoint, not an agricultural check on the way out of the state.
- secabeen 8y agoIt's weird, though, as the agricultural checkpoint is built solely around the California-bound lanes. There is no place to stop on the Nevada-bound lanes: https://www.google.com/maps/place/California+Agricultural+Inspection,+Yermo/@34.9138709,-116.7937123,895m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c4673fffffffff:0x413dc7fed7a2968b!8m2!3d34.9138687!4d-116.792618 https://www.google.com/maps/place/California+Agricultural+In...
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- crooked-v 8y agoPresumably, the CBP agents set up on both sides.
- AckSyn 8y agoQuite illegal, last I checked.
- sliken 8y agoGoing into Nevada on 80 there's no ag checkpoint. But returning to CA there is. California has a many $B ag industry to protect. Depending on the current threat they ask about specific things like mud on mountain bikes, fruit, etc. Never had them ask for ID though. I have seem significant policy activity occasionally, presumably because they were looking for someone in particular.
- masonic 8y agoI read it just fine; it claimed to "approach" something that doesn't exist. There is nothing on the eastbound side corresponding to any form of "checkpoint". It would be strange (and illegal) to just have a random shoulder operation. Meanwhile, Greyhound has said no such event occurred. The ACLU article claims no source other than a random Facebook posting.