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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What are they checking?  Does everyone have to show if?[/quote]

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). [/quote]

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/[/quote]

"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."

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