- Uphold Civil Liberties
- Redirect Tax Dollars
- Protect Minorities
B O R D E R P A T R O L F R E E
racial profiling, expansion plans & waste of tax dollars
Links & Resources
 Despite the Border Patrol’s assertion that they do not engage in ethnic profiling, BP agents routinely board public buses, targeting only people of color, and interrogating them about their citizenship. |
TV Coverage
KOMO News Border Patrol Checkpoints
KOMO News Ken Schram, USA? or USSR?
PTTV channel 98 airs Border Patrol Forum daily 4-6 p.m. and 10 a.m.- noon
Radio Coverage
KBCS Northwest Residents Speak Out Against Checkpoints
KUOW Public Meeting on Olympic Peninsula Border Patrol Checkpoints
Print Media
Border Patrol Causes Friction
Border Patrol grows, and so do concerns
Jefferson Transit mulls policy in case Border Patrol boards its buses
More than 200 attend forum on Border Patrol in Port Townsend
Border Patrol boards buses
Border Patrol protest
Nearly 400 attend Border Patrol forum
Local police draw line with Border Patrol
Port Townsend police policy draws line with Border Patrol, chief tells chamber
Border Patrol Roadblocks--At What Cost?
ACLU considers lawsuit against Border Patrol
The ACLU Opposes Checkpoints Away From the Border
Small-scale pot busts snared in Border Patrol stopst
Charges Dropped Against Pot Patient in Possession at Checkpoint
Additional Background Info
More money, manpower raises Border Patrol activity
North Olympic Peninsula farmers lament lack of migrant workers
Farm Bureau to push for 'essential workers' program
Human side of immigration on Orcas Island
High Border Patrol Agent Charged with Rape
Smash ICE Northwest Detention Center - docushort
Tacoma: ICE Immigration and Customs Enforcement
PA Coast Guard Air Station gets 3 new helicopters with aircraft mounted guns
Checkpoints Stick in Forks' Craw
Border Patrol Roadblocks Rattle Olympic Peninsula
U.S. border patrol spot checks fluster San Juans
Border Patrol maps three sites for highway checkpoints on North Olympic Peninsula
Border Patrol immigration checkpoints like one approaching Hood Canal Bridge to be more common on Peninsula, agency says
Border Patrol sets dangerous precedent with checkpoints
Blaine border crossing featured in new ABC TV show
civil liberties, waste physical & financial resources, & do not enhance border security.