Racism?

From KGW.com, "Woman alleges racial profiling on MAX train"

A Gresham woman said she watched as federal officers engaged in racial profiling on a MAX train and now the Department of Homeland Security is investigating.

Maria Lopez, a 21-year-old Puerto Rican woman, said on Tuesday night, the agents boarded a train she was riding on, and focused on Hispanics. She said one agent walked up to an elderly Latina woman and asked for her ID. When she didn’t produce it, the agent escorted her off the train.

“I think it’s crap. We are hard working people, we come from a good place, we aren't doing anything wrong," Lopez told KGW.

TriMet officials said they have a strong relationship with the Transportation Safety Administration and the federal agency denied any role in the alleged incident.

A spokesperson said the officer asked the woman for her MAX fare and it is also their job is to look for anything suspicious.