PeterFrank

Guindalf

Hasn't happened to me in almost 21 years. I'm a dual citizen, but I don't carry any more than my driver's license and I've never been asked for that outside of using it for picture ID.

vespucci

Some years ago it happened all the time but I haven't come across it happening recently.

petitefrancaise

yes. If I visit Big Bend National Park, which is on the Texas-Mexico border, there is a checkpoint on the road there. OH didn't have his GC with him and got a warning letter.

durham_lad

Same here, stopped on the road in and back out of Big Bend in 2012.

In 2015 we went on a road trip taking I10 from Houston to Santa Monica where our daughter lives. Near El Paso they diverted the whole of the interstate onto a side area where border control checked everyone's documents. Never expected that, but luckily as we were going to be traveling up the California coast and on into Canada we did have our passports with us.

civilservant

Nope can't say I have, I do carry it though with a copy at home.

Mr Weeze

Jack8602

Having recently just got mine, in my letter it said to carry it with me at all times, which is further backed up on https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/aft...n-card-granted

I keep mine with me in my wallet.

petitefrancaise

Yes, I do and my kids do as well.
Austin is a "sanctuary city" the local PD will not ask for proof of immigration status. But if you're out in the boondocks here, then I'm assuming they will. Especially if you're anywhere near the TexMex border.
I can't be bothered to look it up but the CBP have jurisdiction and can stop you for quite a few miles inland.

neill

Anywhere in the "100 mile border zone" where CBP have authority to do random stops is potentially asking for trouble for not carrying GC, but in particular the southern border (obviously).

petitefrancaise

We travel across West Texas a few times a year ( skiing and camping trips) and I would dearly love to avoid driving those non-motorway roads through those godforsaken towns, however, I have been advised to NOT travel on the highway from Albuquerque to El Paso to join the IH10 to San Antonio - those checkpoints are common, unannounced, a bit scary and there may be a few to navigate on my route that way.

durham_lad

They certainly can be intimidating and it is weird to have to remember to take your passport with you in case you get stopped. (We are dual citizens). We were stopped once while traveling with our adult son back from Big Bend and while one officer lead a dog around the car sniffing for drugs the other took our passports and one by one examined the photo and leaned in close to get a good look at the face. When he was looking intently at our son I said, "Yes, every family seems to have ugly one." This broke the tension and both officers had a good laugh with us before we drove on.

Mr Weeze

durham_lad

Absolutely. I do not have an American accent, in fact I have a strong Durham accent, so when I am stopped by border control in Texas how else can I easily prove that I am entitled to be there. A Texas driving licence is certainly not good enough.

scrubbedexpat099

Job and Gun Purchases are the only 2 I can think of.