What's the best way to avoid these stupid police checkpoints?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I got caught in the one on North Capitol yesterday. Waste of time! Added an hour to my commute home. Where is antifa?! The fascists are here! Just kidding, we know it was a false flag by the Bugaloo Boyz. There is no antifa. We are stuck in this dystopian nightmare.

If you get stuck in a very long traffic jam, longer than usual, it’s a checkpoint.

Of course, by then it's too late.

There were plenty of cars doing U-turns.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So we’re supposed to carry our passports going to work every day? That’s crazy.

They are probably going after people with accents, low English skills or ethnic names. They probably ask everyone to avoid discrimination law suits, but it is not meant for people who seem “American”

This. Irony is I’m not American, but I am a white blonde woman so they don’t care and don’t ask me anything.

Suddenly it pays to have people mistake you for a Karen.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are they checking? Does everyone have to show if?

Yes everyone(not just the driver) has to show ID and proof of citizenship. A real ID is not proof of citizenship. You also have to give a reason why you are traveling- where you are going, who you are meeting, where you are coming from, address of employer, etc. They can impounded your car and take your phone if ICE or Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

You never have to answer any questions. It's called the Fifth Amendment.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/15/dc-police-ice-national-guard-laws-rights/

They will detain you for failure to comply. There's a ton of videos on social media of white US citizens refusing to answer. Supreme Court said it was legal to set up check points and ask.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So we’re supposed to carry our passports going to work every day? That’s crazy.

They are probably going after people with accents, low English skills or ethnic names. They probably ask everyone to avoid discrimination law suits, but it is not meant for people who seem “American”

Well great. My husband has an accent. We are foreigners. Do they accept the work permit (EAD card)? We are authorized to work in the US until 2029.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So we’re supposed to carry our passports going to work every day? That’s crazy.

They are probably going after people with accents, low English skills or ethnic names. They probably ask everyone to avoid discrimination law suits, but it is not meant for people who seem “American”

Well great. My husband has an accent. We are foreigners. Do they accept the work permit (EAD card)? We are authorized to work in the US until 2029.

Probably not. Better start learning about Uganda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ICEBlock app

You need to enable real time location tracking and notifications. But it will pop up and tell you when you’re close to an bridgade of LEOs/ICE

This is handy

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So we’re supposed to carry our passports going to work every day? That’s crazy.

They are probably going after people with accents, low English skills or ethnic names. They probably ask everyone to avoid discrimination law suits, but it is not meant for people who seem “American”

Well great. My husband has an accent. We are foreigners. Do they accept the work permit (EAD card)? We are authorized to work in the US until 2029.

I would keep a copy of all of your documentation in the car with you until this is over and consider giving a copy to a relative or friend until this is over. It might seem excessive but it’s better to be prepared. If you get stopped say as little as possible.

[Anonymous]

No, “showing proof of citizenship” is not a requirement. If you are an immigrant you have to show proof of your immigration status if asked but there is no requirement that ANYONE has to prove they are a U.S. citizen.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What are they checking? Does everyone have to show if?

Yes everyone(not just the driver) has to show ID and proof of citizenship. A real ID is not proof of citizenship. You also have to give a reason why you are traveling- where you are going, who you are meeting, where you are coming from, address of employer, etc. They can impounded your car and take your phone if ICE or Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

What counts and who carries proof of citizenship on them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are they checking? Does everyone have to show if?

Yes everyone(not just the driver) has to show ID and proof of citizenship. A real ID is not proof of citizenship. You also have to give a reason why you are traveling- where you are going, who you are meeting, where you are coming from, address of employer, etc. They can impounded your car and take your phone if ICE or Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

You never have to answer any questions. It's called the Fifth Amendment.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/08/15/dc-police-ice-national-guard-laws-rights/

"Everyone in the United States, regardless of their immigration status, has the right to remain silent when questioned or arrested by law enforcement. D.C. police cannot order you to show identification, according to the American Civil Liberties Union of D.C., with the exception of a driver’s license during a traffic stop. Federal immigration officers, however, can ask to see immigration documents.

Police can ask you questions in a public place. The National Immigrant Justice Center recommends avoiding arguing with authorities or running away. You can calmly say “I don’t want to talk to you” or “I don’t want to answer that."

...If an immigration officer asks to see documents verifying your immigration status — such as a passport, green card or employment authorization form — and you are not a U.S. citizen, you must show them if you have them with you, according to Monica Hopkins, executive director of the ACLU of D.C. If you do not have them, you can say you want to remain silent, she added. “Do not lie about your status or present fake documents,” she said in an email....

“Your rights remain the same no matter which law enforcement agency stops you,” Hopkins said."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, “showing proof of citizenship” is not a requirement. If you are an immigrant you have to show proof of your immigration status if asked but there is no requirement that ANYONE has to prove they are a U.S. citizen.

Then can people just say, "No I'm not an immigrant"?

[Anonymous]

https://www.acludc.org/app/uploads/2020/02/final-acludc_kyr_stopandfrisk.pdf

[Anonymous]

Amazing how none of us actually know what our rights are. Why? Because we never think we might have to defend ourselves. Welcome to a world without democracy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Amazing how none of us actually know what our rights are. Why? Because we never think we might have to defend ourselves. Welcome to a world without democracy.

+1000

Our worthless DC government should be educating the public on this stuff.

[Anonymous]

No American carries their passport or birth certificate with them at all times. So ICE must be accepting REAL IDs. Immigrants often cannot get REAL IDs. I don't have one: I have a valid driver's license that is not compliant for federal identification, because I am a green card applicant. I carry my work permit with me, since it's the same format as a driver's license and just takes up a credit card slot. Maybe I should carry my passport with me from now on, which is such a pain. I don't want it stolen...