News & Commentary about ICE and Border Patrol Abuses

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Cars wait to cross into the United States at the Paso del Norte Port of Entry.

May 18, 2016

The Misconduct Continues: Border Officer Verbally Abuses 51-Year-Old Grandmother By Calling Her a ‘Whore’

May 3, 2016

When Traffic Cops Become Part of Immigration Enforcement, Civil Rights Violations Are Almost Inevitable

Border Patrol Checkpoint, Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Apr 20, 2016

4 Ways Border Patrol Union’s Trump Endorsement Is Filled With Lies and Misinformation

Mar 21, 2016

The Texas Border Surge Is Backfiring

Border Patrol stops school bus at a checkpoint.

Oct 15, 2015

Welcome to the Border Region Where the Border Patrol Has Implemented Its Own Southwest ‘Stop and Frisk’ Policy

Jul 27, 2015

Deported Migrants Are Stripped of Their Dignity. They Shouldn’t Also Be Stripped of Their Belongings.

Jul 27, 2015

You Should Not Have a Gun Pointed at Your Head

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Jul 14, 2015

What Went Wrong With the Case of Francisco Lopez-Sanchez

Jun 5, 2015

Border Patrol Violence Must Stop

Border Patrol agents patrol U.S. border with Mexico near Nogales, Arizona.

May 5, 2015

Senator John McCain Is Pushing an Extreme Border-Security Bill That Tramples on the Environment