SAN DIEGO (AP) — Border Patrol agents will be allowed to continue using deadly force against rock-throwers, the chief of the agency said, despite the recommendation of a government-commissioned review to end the practice.
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Border walls
Disturbing Images Show Border Agents Encouraging Children to Shoot at Migrant Effigy
“Use-of-Force Policies Called to Question as the Agency’s Culture of Violence is Unabashedly Taught to Children”
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CBP Grounds Entire Fleet Of Drones After Crash Off San Diego Coast
“The United States has grounded its border drone fleet after one crashed off the coast of San Diego late Monday night.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection drone was flying a patrol 20 miles off the coast at about 11:15 p.m. Monday. CBP spokesman Michael Friel said the Predator B drone experienced mechanical issues and operators crashed it into the ocean when it became clear it couldn’t return to Sierra Vista, Ariz.
As a result, the agency has grounded its entire fleet of nine drones.”
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Man who shot video of Border Patrol arrest of undocumented worker arrested
The man who shot cell phone video showing a Border Patrol agent struggling to arrest an undocumented worker has been arrested.
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▶ Aloe Blacc – Wake Me Up (Official)
Aloe Blacc – ‘Wake Me Up’ EP http://smarturl.it/WakeMeUpEP http://www.aloeblacc.com/
Hat tip to @ElisaBatista
for her post about this
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▶ Fewer Crossing But Increased Deaths at US-Mexico Border – YouTube
140 people died crossing the US-Mexico border in 2013 See more videos: http://therealnews.com
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Immigration reform advocates demonstrate in over 200 congressional offices
As 2013 comes to a close and Congress prepares to wind down, advocates are making a forceful push for immigration reform. From the Capitol to the National Mall, immigration activists turned out in large numbers to show support for comprehensive reform.
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Arrest of Indian diplomat sparks international outrage
Ms. Khobragade stated that she would pay her domestic worker $4,500 dollars a month. Instead she paid her $3.31 an hour or $573.07 a month.
Ms. Khobragade instructed the domestic worker to tell U.S. Embassy officials that she was being paid $9.50 an hour.
Community Village‘s insight:
In India $3.31 an hour may be somewhat common. But in the U.S. – no.
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Wall of silence surrounds killings by border agents
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Protesters shut down Border Patrol checkpoint for hours | KVOA.com | Tucson, Arizona
AMADO – Protesters rallied for Customs and Border Protection to remove a checkpoint on Arivaca Road near Interstate 19 on Sunday.
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