In 2008, the US Border Patrol came to Jefferson County, WA and set up suspicionless checkpoints and bus boardings- away from border crossings and ports of entry.
At a local Border Patrol forum a lady asked:
“What is the penalty for not identifying oneself to federal agents at an internal, suspicionless checkpoint?”
US Border Patrol said they would call in the Sheriff when a person refused to identify themselves.
Sheriff says they will not respond to a non-emergency situation involving a person peaceably refusing to interact with federal agents.
Question about providing ID is at 0:35
State and local law enforcement agencies do not conduct suspicionless checkpoints in Washington State.
Check your state here.
Jefferson County Sheriff says No to federal grant money Re: local Border Patrol Checkpoints:
Border Patrol criticism emerges: Sheriff Brasfield declines BP funding
In 2008, Washington was one of several legal medical marijuana states.
Olympic Peninsula immigration checkpoint-
At a checkpoint- the US Border Patrol stopped a legal medical marijuana user with a legal amount of medical marijuana. He was a passenger in a car:
Small-scale pot busts snared in Border Patrol stops
2015 update-
Secret arrest statistics, denied FOIA requests, heroin in the community & a Border Patrol whistleblower investigation that resulted in further suppression of information- keep the focus on asking questions in these areas.
News links and documentation here.
Related:
Struggling to Defend the Border Patrol
Video collection- DHS checkpoints
Facebook page:
Local reporters will not question the US Border Patrol at Port Angeles?
Photo- Port Hadlock Transit Center
People should be aware that the Constitution forbade the fed gov from having ANY policing powers, all police powers were to be vested only in the county Sheriffs. Ergo, all federal police (BP, DHS, FBI, TSA, etc., etc., etc.) are unconstitutional, it is LONG past time to be making everyone in America aware of those facts.