News & Commentary about ICE and Border Patrol Abuses

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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

Border Patrol Checkpoint, Santa Cruz County, Arizona

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

Apr 6, 2015

DHS Wants Contract for Access to Database of Innocent Drivers’ Locations

Mar 20, 2015

DHS Sends Troublingly Mixed Messages on Secure Communities Reform

Mar 18, 2015

Big Government v. Traumatized Defenseless Children = Justice?

Mar 16, 2015

Judge to Government: 'National Security' Isn't a 'Magic Word' That Allows Constitutional Rights Violations