They’re getting arrested at a much higher rate than other law enforcement agencies, and yet I doubt that they are getting caught for even half of their wrongdoing. We have a President who has actively encouraged them to break the law. There is a culture of lawlessness and inhumanity and abuse of power that is sickening within the CBP.
Border officers are arrested 5 times more often than other US law enforcement
The offenses include crimes against children, domestic violence, and sexual assault.
Trump tells border agents to just go ahead and break the law
During a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border last week, Donald Trump told border agents to block asylum-seekers from entering the U.S.—an action that would be in violation of both American law and international treaties. But Trump let them know it would be...
White House plan to hire more border agents raises vetting fear, ex
James Tomsheck, head of CBP’s internal affairs department during previous hiring surge, says screening process failed to weed out corrupt applicants
“Kick Ass, Ask Questions Later”: A Border Patrol Whistleblower Speaks Out About Culture of Abuse Against Migrants
The former agent said that he could not stand by as he saw reports that the abuses he witnessed continue -- including the destruction of water jugs.
ACLU Issues Complaint Demanding Investigation Into Abuses in Outdoor Border Patrol Detention Facility
EL PASO, Texas — The American Civil Liberties Union Border Rights Center and the ACLU of Texas this weekend issued a complaint concerning abusive and inhumane conditions in a outdoor Border Patrol
Border Patrol Pays $125,000 to Minor Who Says She Was Assaulted by Officer
The ACLU settled a lawsuit with Border Patrol on behalf of a girl who says an officer sexually assaulted her and her sister as they crossed the border in 2016.
‘Guats,’ ‘Tonks’ and ‘Subhuman Shit’: The Shocking Texts of a Border Patrol Agent
How an Arizona officer accused of hitting a migrant with his truck could put his agency’s toxic culture on trial
Over 200 Allegations of Abuse of Migrant Children; 1 Case of Homeland Security Disciplining Someone
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