CustomsandBorderProtection

Border agents lied about boy's in-custody death. We still don't know if anyone was held accountable

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general confirmed last September that border agents lied about the in-custody death of a 16-year-old boy in May 2019. They’d claimed they’d checked …

Wed Feb 9, 2022

Disturbing New York Times' report shines light on Border Patrol's deadly car chases

22 people were killed as a result of Border Patrol’s high-speed chases in 2021, including one passenger who was ejected from a vehicle on Christmas Day. For comparison, there were two deaths in 2019, …

Mon Jan 10, 2022

Some of the most important immigration news you have may missed over the holiday break

Quite a bit of news gets lost during the holidays, between vacations, staycations, visiting loved ones, or simply just tuning out for some mental health purposes. On an issue like immigration, even …

Mon Jan 3, 2022

Words matter: At least seven states have looked at replacing dehumanizing immigration terminology

While the Biden administration’s move seeking to strike the dehumanizing term “alien” from U.S. immigration law has yet to come to fruition, it has inspired a number of states to act on their own in …

Sat Jan 1, 2022

'I am looking for justice': Woman who survived being shot in the head by Border Patrol files claim

The brutality at the hands of U.S. border agents is again on full display. A Mexican woman who was left with lifelong injuries after being shot in the head by a Border Patrol agent has filed a claim …

Mon Dec 20, 2021

Judge says former Border Patrol chief's horrific tweet to survivor was ‘classic' rape threat

Jenn Budd, a former Border Patrol agent turned whistleblower who was raped while training at its academy in the 1990s, has been a fierce critic of abuses committed by the agency and its officers. That …

Sat Dec 4, 2021

Advocates urge San Diego district attorney to probe brutal 2010 killing at hands of border agents

It has been over a decade since the killing of Anastasio Hernandez Rojas by Customs and Border Protection (CBP), who was “tased, stripped and beaten by a mob of border & customs officers in 2010,” …

Thu Nov 18, 2021

DHS secretary questioned on possible Remain in Mexico return, border abuses during Senate hearing

Sen. Alex Padilla during a Senate hearing Tuesday addressed some of the most pressing issues raised by immigrant and human rights advocates in recent weeks, including the possible court-ordered return …

Wed Nov 17, 2021

ICE is blocking Haitian asylum-seekers from accessing legal groups: 'It's racist, it's wrong'

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have refused to allow Haitian asylum-seekers detained at a New Mexico detention facility access to legal services that could determine their futures …

Thu Nov 11, 2021

Lawmakers urge Biden admin to end Customs and Border Protection detention of pregnant immigrants

The Biden administration this past summer issued a policy limiting the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention of pregnant individuals. Now, a group of Senate Democrats is calling on …

Wed Nov 10, 2021

Border Patrol 'shadow police unit' has helped cover up abuses for years, human rights groups say

A network of organizations along the southern borderlands is calling on Congressional leaders to open an investigation into what they describe as possibly “the largest and longest-standing shadow …

Sun Nov 7, 2021

CBP ends 'metering' policy at ports of entry. But what does it mean with Title 42 still in place?

The Biden administration on Wednesday rescinded a policy more widely used by the previous administration that limited the number of asylum-seekers who could ask for protections at a port of entry …

Wed Nov 3, 2021

Día de Muertos vigils nationwide remember immigrants who've died in immigration custody

Advocates have been remembering immigrants who’ve died while in federal immigration custody in Día de Muertos vigils across the country. The holiday, known in English as Day of the Dead and widely …

Tue Nov 2, 2021

Just two border agents were fired for their participation in racist Facebook group, House probe says

The Los Angeles Times reported in 2020 that it had learned that just four Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents were fired for their participation in a secret Facebook group where posters shared …

Tue Oct 26, 2021

Immigration policy experts slam 'misleading' mainstream reporting on latest border numbers

When Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials in particular have a certain narrative they want to promulgate, they know exactly where to go. Example: the unpublished numbers obtained by The …

Thu Oct 21, 2021

Civil rights group files complaint on behalf of nearly 50 Haitian families abused in U.S. custody

Nearly 50 people who fled threatening conditions in Haiti, only to be detained under a bridge by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials for as long as ten days, have launched a civil rights …

Tue Oct 19, 2021

Border agents are still tormenting volunteers working to save migrants' lives in the desert

No More Deaths (NMD) has one overarching mission: to prevent the agonizing deaths of migrants in the harsh borderlands. But for several years now, the organization’s medical camp and volunteers have …

Tue Oct 12, 2021

Officers interrogated dozens of U.S. citizens as part of previous admin's 'caravan' obsession

Earlier this year, I wrote that the previous administration’s harassment of immigration attorneys and advocates at the southern border was worse than we thought. That was when ProPublica reported back …

Mon Oct 11, 2021

Remember when officials claimed they couldn't process asylum-seekers due to capacity? That was a lie

Federal immigration officials lie, and they do it all the time. The latest confirmation stems from a lawsuit launched by journalist Bob Moore and his outlet, El Paso Matters, that sought further …

Mon Oct 4, 2021

Lawmaker says Biden admin missed deadline to respond to report of racial profiling by border agents

A damning report released by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan earlier this year revealed widespread racial profiling of Latino residents in the state by Customs and Border …

Tue Sep 28, 2021