According to KOMO 4 News (June 20, 2018) - A man has filed a $75,000 claim for damages against the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, contending he was illegally detained on a bus trip that went through Spokane's bus station last summer.
The Spokesman-Review reports that 36-year-old Andres Sosa Segura is being represented by attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union and the Northwest Immigration Rights Project.
The claim was announced on Wednesday.
Lawyers for Sosa contend he was singled out for attention by Border Patrol agents because he was the only Latino-appearing passenger on the Greyhound bus that stopped in Spokane.
The Border Patrol declined to comment.
Sosa alleges he was traveling back to his home in Underwood, Washington, from Montana on the morning of July 25 when he was detained and threatened with deportation.
A copy of the Notification of Incident and Claim for Damages under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) for Andres Sosa Segura can be seen on the ACLU of Washington web-site.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection has jurisdiction in Portland, OR as the city is Inside the Massive U.S. 'Border Zone'. As with any law enforcement investigation however, activities must be conducted in accordance with applicable law, policy, and regulation.
Investigations that are conducted without probable cause, that continue for extended periods of time, or that involve detentions of individuals based on race, appearance, or obviously false allegations are likely to violate that person's civil rights and civil liberties, thereby opening the government to claims filed under the FTCA.
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