Teacher Won't Answer Immigration Questions, Gets Detained

A middle school teacher refused to answer a question about her citizenship at a checkpoint in New Mexico last week and got detained for more than an hour for her troubles. 

The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that Shane Parmely, an English, art, and theater teacher in San Diego, Calif., refused to tell Border Patrol agents if she was a US citizen after pulling up to the checkpoint. "Are we crossing a border?" 

Parmely can be heard asking the agent on video shot by her family. “I’ve never been asked if I’m a citizen before when I’m traveling down the road.” The agent responded, "You are required to answer an immigration question."

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