Data obtained by the American Immigration Council shine a light on the lack of accountability and transparency which afflicts the U.S. Border Patrol and its parent agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.immigrationpolicy.org
256 days to "investigate" something that was caught on video.
Truly amazing police work.
https://t.co/6HLXNAEaVp
— Manik (@ManikRathee) August 5, 2015
Alabama cop was recorded proposing to murder a black resident. City paid $35,000 to cover it up and he kept his job http://t.co/yjeK24tzSS
— Jon Swaine (@jonswaine) August 4, 2015
#BorderPatrol agent who shot Mexican man to death in hills above San Diego sued by man's family: http://t.co/Yy866Uuk6r
— Perla Trevizo (@Perla_Trevizo) August 4, 2015
New Jersey Cop Critically Injures 61-Year-Old Grandmother During Traffic Stop (VIDEO) – http://t.co/1KMSpB8JfA h/t @BlackKhaleesi
— Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) August 5, 2015
This, but our police haven't gone 48 hours in YEARS without killing someone.
https://t.co/9E0IpSEECW
— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) August 5, 2015
A Cop Killed A White Teen And The #AllLivesMatter Crowd Said Nothing http://t.co/hGi2RyfKh2?
— Propane Jane (@docrocktex26) August 5, 2015
Border Patrol’s use-of-force problem wasn’t just that agents shot people too often. It was that the agency either supported its agents, or didn’t care about addressing the public’s concerns. In spring 2014, an American Immigration Council report analyzed over 800 complaints filed about Border Patrol misconduct — most of which were about use of force — over the past few years. What they found was alarming,
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Source: www.vox.com