U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is prepared to consider the proposal to place cameras on all Border Patrol agents with the aim of preventing or elucidating violent incidents, an activist with the Southern Border Communities Coalition said Tuesday.
See on latino.foxnews.com
“Texas Border Region: The Southern Border Communities Coalition (SBCC) expresses deep concern over recent events involving Border Patrol agent Esteban Manzanares who is reported to have assaulted three Honduran women immigrants, left two for dead, and then killed himself. We urge that the victims be protected, regardless of immigration status and receive fair treatment as survivors.
The following are statements from SBCC members in Texas.
Astrid Dominguez, ACLU of Texas:
This incident is one more in a pattern of CBP abuses in our border communities. Last September, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report on Border Patrol use of force, which identified key problems with training. This followed revelations by the Government Accountability Office of significant incidence of misconduct within CBP. We demand that DHS conduct a thorough and transparent investigation of this incident, in parallel to independent review by external investigators and determine what policy and training enhancements are necessary.”
See on soboco.org
“Some Texas-based advocacy groups say the release of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s use-of-force policy for Border Patrol agents is a positive step for transparency. But they add that more could be done.”
“On Friday, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael J. Fisher instructed field agents to avoid shooting at vehicles that are only fleeing the scene and to consider all available alternatives to firing their weapons when “projectiles” are hurled at agents, including rocks, a common weapon for would-be crossers caught attempting to enter the country illegally.”
“Agents shall not discharge firearms in response to thrown or hurled projectiles unless the agent has a reasonable belief based on the totality of the circumstances to include the size of nature of the projectiles that the subject of such force poses an imminent danger of death or serious injury,” Fisher wrote in his directive, which he said clarified “existing guidelines.”
See on www.texastribune.org
“The FBI is currently investigating an assaulted after a U.S. Border Patrol agent allegedly assaulted three females and then took his own life.”
March 12th, 2014
Wednesday after 7:00 pm
U.S. border patrol stabbed a mom and severely injured her two daughters before killing himself. He left one daughter bound in his apartment.
Twenty-seven people have lost their life from U.S. border patrol agents since 2010.
See on www.valleycentral.com
Border Patrol shootings spark concern, calls for greater transparency in probes.
U.S. is shooting sovereign people at the border as if they are not human and they don’t have a right to freedom of movement.
See on www.washingtonpost.com
“Border Patrol agents have deliberately stepped in the path of cars apparently to justify shooting at the drivers and have fired in frustration at people throwing rocks from the Mexican side of the border, according to an independent review of 67 cases that resulted in 19 deaths.
The report by law enforcement experts criticized the Border Patrol for “lack of diligence” in investigating U.S. agents who had fired their weapons. It also said it was unclear whether the agency “consistently and thoroughly reviews” use-of-deadly-force incidents.”
Imperialist invaders shoot sovereign people on their own land.
See on www.latimes.com
See on soboco.org
A U.S. Border Patrol agent has shot and killed an apparently undocumented migrant who allegedly threw rocks at the agent, striking his face, near San Diego.
U.S. / Mexico border news sounds a lot like Palestine / Israel border news.
See on www.cnn.com
Activists are outraged tonight at photos they say appear to show Border Patrol agents teaching children to shoot immigrants.
See on www.cbs8.com
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.
See on news.yahoo.com
