Activists want New Hope officer fired for asking light rail rider's immigration status

Community activists are demanding that a New Hope police officer be fired after he asked a light-rail passenger from Mexico his immigration status during a routine fare check. A cellphone video of the encounter went viral last month.

Andy Lamers was working as a part-time officer for the Metro Transit Police Department on May 14, when he asked a 23-year-old passenger on the Blue Line if he was in the country legally. Another passenger caught the exchange on video and posted it on Facebook, generating more than a million page views.

http://www.startribune.com/activists-want-cop-fired-for-asking-lrt-rider-s-immigration-status/428513543/