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.
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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