Greyhound stopped allowing Border Patrol on their buses for immigration checks. Help us continue to stop corporate enablers of Trump's deportation machine.
John,
We won. After years of fighting, hundreds of thousands of petition signatures, and in-person actions, Greyhound finally agreed to no longer allow Border Patrol to indiscriminately board its buses in order to racially profile passengers without a warrant.1 In 2020, people shouldn’t have to carry passes or ‘freedom papers’ in order to travel without fear of arrest. Greyhound plans to formally notify the Department of Homeland Security they will no longer allow unwarranted searches on its buses or in public areas of terminals.
Greyhound’s decision to prohibit warrantless searches will make a huge impact on Black and Latinx families. By blocking Border Patrol from conducting unwarranted searches, Greyhound will be protecting thousands Black, Latinx, and immigrant families, who, thanks to this decision, will no longer have to face undue profiling and harassment from Immigrant and Customs Enforcement agents while traveling in this country.
Thank you, John, for fighting with us. Because of your help, we’ve been able to stop a major enabler who’s been aiding in Trump’s deportation machine. But there are still many companies enabling Trump's deportation machine, including Netflix and the Boy Scouts. We must continue to hold accountable companies like Netflix, whose reality shows whitewash Border Patrol’s brutality, and the Boy Scouts, who partners with Border Patrol to groom teenagers to become future agents. We need your support to continue these fights! Chip in $5 to ensure that we’re able to continue holding corporations like Greyhound, Netflix, and the Boy Scouts of America accountable for their role in the deportation pipeline.
Until justice is real,
—Brandi, Rashad, Arisha, Jade, Johnny, Future, Amanda, Evan, Imani, Samantha, Jenette, Ciera, Eesha, Marcus, FolaSade, and the rest of the Color Of Change team
References:
- “Greyhound to stop allowing Border Patrol on buses for immigration checks,” USA Today, February 22, 2020, https://act.colorofchange.org/go/237197?t=5&akid=41363%2E4731121%2EIe1oqH
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