Posted on Nov 27, 2020
Women detained in Montana for speaking Spanish settle case with US Border Agency
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Two women who were detained when they were heard speaking Spanish in a small Montana town by the United States’ Border Patrol, have settled their claim with the agency, according to reports.
The women, Ana Suda and Martha Hernandez, were said to have settled for an undisclosed amount, after a lawsuit was submitted against US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), who acted on the women’s behalf.
In a statement released through the ACLU, which had taken the CBP to court over the matter in 2019, they said they were proud to be bilingual and that the US Border Patrol needed to reassess its policies.
“We stood up to the government because speaking Spanish is not a reason to be racially profiled and harassed,” said Ms Suda. “I hope that as a result of this case, CBP takes a hard look at its policies and practices. No one else should ever have to go through this again.”
The women, Ana Suda and Martha Hernandez, were said to have settled for an undisclosed amount, after a lawsuit was submitted against US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), who acted on the women’s behalf.
In a statement released through the ACLU, which had taken the CBP to court over the matter in 2019, they said they were proud to be bilingual and that the US Border Patrol needed to reassess its policies.
“We stood up to the government because speaking Spanish is not a reason to be racially profiled and harassed,” said Ms Suda. “I hope that as a result of this case, CBP takes a hard look at its policies and practices. No one else should ever have to go through this again.”
Women detained in Montana for speaking Spanish settle case with US Border Agency
Posted from independent.co.uk
Lawsuit
Spanish
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
State of Montana
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I have bits and pieces of a few foreign languages. I don't know enough Spanish for it to be useful but have often thought I needed to learn it as my second language
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SP5 Dennis Loberger I Know a Wee bit of French and Being Good Catholic Boy I was Exposed to a Little Latin, Needless to Say Occasionally I can Pick Up on a Spanish Word or Two since it comes out of Latin but when I do it is Accidentally. One of the Cleaning Ladies at New Horizons Spanish had an Accent that was Similar enough to French that when She was Talking Occasionally I would respond. Which was Confusing for Both of Us.
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