A woman will be deported after U.S. Border and Customs Patrol agents allegedly boarded a Greyhound bus at the Fort Lauderdale Greyhound bus terminal and asked passengers for proof of citizenship.
Passengers on the bus said the bus driver told them security was going to come on board for a routine investigation. Instead, it was U.S. Border and Customs Patrol agents who asked each passenger for their documentation, Friday.
One passenger, of Caribbean decent, refused to show proof of citizenship. She was arrested, detained and is now going to be deported.
A rider on the bus pulled out a cellphone to record the moment Border Patrol agents went on board and removed the woman’s luggage.
Other passengers said they were shocked that they had to show their documents on a local bus route.
The U.S. Border Patrol released a statement that reads in part, “Border Patrol agents determined that a passenger was residing in the United States without the proper immigration status. The subject was transported to the Dania Beach Border Patrol station for further investigation and processing.”
According to officials, the woman overstayed her tourist visa. She has since been turned over to ICE and will be deported.
The deportation process is underway, although it remains unknown when exactly the woman will be taken back to her home country.