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Posted Mar 23, 2017, 3:37 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
A woman from Guatemala has accused an official with U.S. Customs and Border Protection of sexually assaulting her, and her 17-year-old sister, at a holding facility in southwestern Texas last July. ... Read more»
Posted Dec 1, 2016, 2:57 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
Despite a decision by the Justice Department to reduce the use of privately run detention facilities, a Homeland Security advisory subcommittee said immigration officials should continue to use them, citing costs and the need for flexibility.... Read more»
Posted Jun 30, 2016, 12:41 pm
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
Customs and Border Protection cleared four agents of wrongdoing in use-of-force incidents, including one near Nogales, two in Texas and the fourth off the coast of California. In two instances, people were killed, but CBP said that agents acted "in compliance" when they used deadly force.... Read more»
Posted Oct 15, 2015, 9:00 am
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
The ACLU said it has documents showing 142 cases of Border Patrol agents violating the civil rights of motorists passing through checkpoints in California and Arizona over the last four years — including racial profiling, verbal abuse, and in at least two cases, making overt threats with their firearms.
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Posted Jun 30, 2015, 10:21 am
Paul Ingram
/TucsonSentinel.com
A federal oversight panel charged with reviewing how Customs and Border Protection handles deadly force cases recommends the agency more than double the number of investigators to review abuses and corruption. ... Read more»