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Morales and Train

man: Are you here illegally the officer asks next, according to Toronto Star. Ricardo Levins Morales By Amber Ferguson The Washington Post Mon., May 22, 2017 The Minneapolis Metro Transit police have launched an internal investigation after video surfaced of an officer approaching a man on a light-rail train and asking if he was here illegally The incident was caught on camera on May 14 by Ricardo Levins Morales. In the clip, the officer asks the man, Do you have a state ID The man appears to shake his head no. According to Morales, two Metro transit police officers entered the train and asked passengers for proof they had paid the train fare. That's when Morales started recording. One young man, didn't have a satisfactory answer for the officer, Morales told the Star Tribune. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.