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Border Patrol: Agent shot man who got control of steel baton

By Associated Press The U.S. Border Patrol says one of its agents shot a man who had gotten control of the officer's collapsible steel baton during a physical struggle in southeastern Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
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Sign-on Statement by Elected Officials to Uphold Constitutional Protections Throughout the United States

We, state and local elected leaders and legislative bodies, charged with serving and protecting our constituents, do hereby express our concern that federal police powers to act without a warrant, granted to federal immigration authorities in perimeter states including California, Michigan, New York, Florida, and Texas, erode the integrity of the U.S. Constitution, jeopardize our communities, and undermine public safety for all. Continue reading
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La nominación de John Kelly para el Departamento de Seguridad Interna preocupa a las comunidades fronterizas

Activistas y líderes comunitarios temen que Kelly genere más militarización en la frontera y afirman que 'los generales pertenecen al campo de batalla y no a las comunidades'.  TUCSON, Arizona - Organizaciones fronterizas expresaron su preocupación por la nominación del general jubilado del USMC John Kelly para dirigir el Departamento de Seguridad Interna (DHS), el cargo con más responsabilidades en el control de la frontera y las deportaciones. Continue reading
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Views from Alongside a Border

By Michael Seifert Last week I was helping clean up the small room that serves as a clinic at the Sacred Heart Respite Center in McAllen, Texas. Looking for a broom, I noticed a woman seated in a chair in the corner of the hallway, her ankle monitor plugged into a wall socket. She looked nervous and sad, and so I introduced myself. Our conversation was halting—she was from the Quiche region of Guatemala and Spanish was her second language, as she had grown up speaking her mother tongue. Continue reading
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Ex-Internal Affairs Chief Criticizes Border Patrol Training

By Astrid Galvan PHOENIX (AP) — The former head of internal affairs at U.S. Customs and Border Protection says in a Supreme Court filing that an agent who killed a Mexican teen in a cross-border shooting should be held accountable. Continue reading
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An Arizona-based advocacy group is accusing US Border Patrol of using the desert's harsh terrain as a ‘weapon'

By Rory Carrol The US Border Patrol agency has engineered the death and disappearance of tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants by using the desert wilderness as a “weapon”, according to an advocacy group. Continue reading
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Warrants detail alleged smuggling scheme by Customs and Border Protection officer

By Kristina Davis To U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Jose Luis Cota, the unauthorized immigrant women he fingerprinted and processed before their return to Mexico weren’t just detainees — they were potential customers, investigators say. Continue reading
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Lawmaker proposes state legal help for noncitizens, as Trump adminstration draws near

By Kate Morrissey State Sen. Ben Hueso, D-San Diego, introduced a bill Monday in the state legislature that would fund legal representation for noncitizens facing deportation. Continue reading
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Court Orders Government to Fix Inhumane Conditions in Border Patrol Holding Cells

Washington D.C. - A federal district court today found that U.S. Customs and Border Protection is violating the constitutional rights of people detained in holding facilities in Arizona and ordered the government to take steps to improve conditions in these facilities, known as hieleras. This is the latest turn in a legal challenge filed in June 2015 by the American Immigration Council, National Immigration Law Center, Morrison & Foerster, the ACLU of Arizona, and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights. Continue reading
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A board set up to investigate Border Patrol shootings and deaths has cleared agents every time

  By Joseph Tanfani In rural Arizona, a border agent shot at and missed a migrant who had cocked his arm to throw a rock. At a California border station, a man died after being hit with a Taser three times. Continue reading
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