Two US citizens detained by CBP in Montana for speaking Spanish receive settlement

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Two women who were detained in northern Montana by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents for speaking Spanish while shopping at a convenience store have reached an undisclosed monetary settlement in their lawsuit against the agency, the ACLU of Montana announced Tuesday.

Ana Suda and Martha “Mimi” Hernandez, both U.S. citizens, said their constitutional rights were violated when they were detained in the parking lot outside a the store in the city of Havre for 40 minutes after an agent demanded their identifications.

Suda and Hernandez faced backlash in Havre for bringing their complaint, the ACLU said.

“They both ultimately left Havre for fear of their families’ safety,” said Caitlin Borgmann, executive director of the ACLU of Montana.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

They should speak Americanglish if they are going to be in America.

 

[essentialsaltes]

They should speak Americanglish if they are going to be in America.

First, they should rename the state to Mountain.

 

[Trogdor the Burninator]

"Papers please, mein Fräulein.."

 

[Hank77]

Two women who were detained in northern Montana by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents for speaking Spanish while shopping at a convenience store have reached an undisclosed monetary settlement in their lawsuit against the agency, the ACLU of Montana announced Tuesday.

Ana Suda and Martha “Mimi” Hernandez, both U.S. citizens, said their constitutional rights were violated when they were detained in the parking lot outside a the store in the city of Havre for 40 minutes after an agent demanded their identifications.

Suda and Hernandez faced backlash in Havre for bringing their complaint, the ACLU said.

“They both ultimately left Havre for fear of their families’ safety,” said Caitlin Borgmann, executive director of the ACLU of Montana.

Maybe they should be arresting all the French Canadians in Maine and all of New England who speak French to each other every day.
The Italians who speak Italian and the Jews who speak Yiddish and Hebrew to each other every day.