A friend of mine is an illegal alien/out-of-status, he wants to go from NY to CA. Is it safe for him to fly on a plane? Is it better if he drive or take a bus or a train?
Yes he has a valid driver's license and a valid SSN, I guess plane is the way to go. Thank you. I would have never thought the car would be the most dangerous. Isn't there a law that prevents a police officer asking about immigration status when pulling someone over since it's not related to the pull-over, I also read that this is not the police duty.
Isn't there a law that prevents a police officer asking about immigration status when pulling someone over since it's not related to the pull-over, I also read that this is not the police duty.
I know some city police departments like NYPD have policies against asking. This is mainly to make it possible for witnesses or victims to come forward without fear. But I don't think there is a law prohibiting cops from inquiring. It might not be their primary task and they for the most part don't care, but that is the key point: for the most part.
Last year, a pickup full of mexican laborers was stopped by the ND highway patrol near Grand Forks, ND. The highway cops called out the border patrol who checked out the laborers, found that they had no legal papers and took them into custody (a reason might be that GF has a regional border patrol office and that the officers are in all likelihood in the same police athletic league club).
For a flight or amtrak, all you need is some form of ID. No questions asked after that (I would stay away from the southern and northern border of the US nevertheless, ICE will set up roadblock checkpoints and might sweep buses at times).
Wha if the driver's license, while unexpired, has a bold red line printed on it saying "TEMPORARY VISITOR STATUS EXP. XX-XX-XX", can you still get on the plane with it? And will you be fine if being checked by a cop?
BTW, how would a cop know about your immigration status if you presented him with a perfectly normal-looking license?
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