Today President Biden is marking the 20th anniversary of the creation of DHS. This is a moment for reckoning and recommitting to reform. Our report
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In January, I visited one of world's most dangerous jungles. Nearly 250k migrants passed through this jungle last year in order to reach the US.
I met Mohammad Ahmadi. He had been a colonel in the Afghan Army in charge of elite commando units fighting the Taliban.
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Jeff Self, the Border Patrol chief who spearheaded a pilot program to separate migrant families, appears to have been listed online as a fellow at according , who also reports that the chief's name has been removed from the site.
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UPDATE: A second research fellow has been removed from the website of UTEP's Center for Law and Human Behavior. Jeffrey Self had been a key player in a pilot test of the Trump administration's family separation policy, @itscaitlinhd has reported. elpasomatters.org/2023/02/06/ute
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The CPB was recently covered on Al Jazeera’s program , where our team took a closer look at the secretive units operating within the agency.
Watch the short documentary and share your thoughts.
ow.ly/CVqq50LsyKE
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Watch at 3pm EST today for my discussion w/ about holding Border Patrol accountable!
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Also don’t forget that this is not the first time Border Patrol makes weak claims of “rock throwing” to justify excessive use of force.
In 2019: “The AP saw rocks thrown only after U.S. agents fired the tear gas.”
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A sophisticated response from …
A federal agent’s ability to “defend themselves” does not include firing pepper bullets across the border at protesters or forcing migrants off US soil without arrest and processing.
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This is cruel.
People seeking asylum in the United States must be treated with dignity and respect — not forcefully pushed away.
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Highly recommend watching this in-depth investigation on how the Border Patrol has systematically covered their abuse for years!~trigger warning~
Much respect to all those who keep on working to uncover and denounce these injustices. I see youuu
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Fault Lines investigates secretive units within the #US #BorderPatrol accused of covering up agent misconduct. At least 145 people have died in deadly pursuits or use-of-force incidents with USBP. No agent has been convicted in those deaths.
Watch now:
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Border Patrol says our client’s son died after losing control during a chase. Dispatch audio and a witness says Border Patrol clipped the car.
A secretive unit investigated. Will a child’s mother get the truth and justice? Watch ⬇️
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Fault Lines investigates secretive units within the #US #BorderPatrol accused of covering up agent misconduct. At least 145 people have died in deadly pursuits or use-of-force incidents with USBP. No agent has been convicted in those deaths.
Watch now:🔗 aje.io/impunityattheb
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CBP detention facilities are not safe for anyone — let alone pregnant, postpartum, or nursing people and their families.
People with reproductive health needs must be released so they can receive the medical care they deserve.
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NEW: We sent a letter with 130 orgs and medical professionals to this morning demanding that the agency put its own promise into policy - expedite the release of pregnant, postpartum, and nursing people.
Letter: aclu.org/letter/letter-
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BREAKING: We and over 130 organizations and medical professionals are demanding CBP Commissioner Magnus take immediate action to uphold the reproductive rights of migrants.
CBP custody has no adequate reproductive care — pregnant, postpartum, and nursing people must be released.
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It's been 3 weeks and 6 victim/witnesses of the #Hudspeth shooting are still in custody. represents these folks and we call for their immediate release as part of ICE's own victim centered approach.
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NEWS — The top CDC public health expert on migration said he refused to approve the Title 42 border expulsions because he believed the Trump-era rule retained by Pres. Biden unfairly stigmatized migrants as COVID spreaders.
"It did not originate from CDC"
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Join us for a panel discussion on Border Patrol accountability w/ on October 18th at 1pm EDT!
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist
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📣 It’s clear: DPS has not provided the full transparency our communities deserve about the Uvalde shooting and cannot be trusted to investigate itself.
These failures raise fundamental questions about DPS conduct far beyond Uvalde.
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The public needs to see the video footage of this killing. Shooting a migrant in custody, in a CBP facility, "at point blank range" no matter the circumstances is deeply disturbing and requires public transparency.
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EXCLUSIVE: documents obtained by @VICENews revealed that US Border Patrol fatally shot a Mexican national on custody “at point blank range” to the head. vice.com/en/article/jgp
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A very irresponsible headline from . Gloria Chavez took over the El Paso Sector to solve a PR crisis after multiple children died and families were held in outdoor cages.
Rampant impunity for abuses still marked her tenure.
EXCLUSIVE: documents obtained by revealed that US Border Patrol fatally shot a Mexican national on custody “at point blank range” to the head.
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No person should be harmed while detained by the government. The horrific, fatal shooting of an individual in Border Patrol custody affirms the need for public accountability.
We demand a transparent and thorough investigation.
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Statement from @CBP on the "shooting incident" at Ysleta Station today. Confirms @FBI @FBIElPaso is the lead agency investigating. Says @CBP Office of Professional Responsibility is reviewing the incident.
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Forcing asylum seekers to abandon the few possessions they have at the border strips people of their humanity.
This cruel, unnecessary practice must end.
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A horrific and predictable result of the unfounded vilification of people seeking safety at our border.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis decision to transport migrants by plane to Martha’s Vineyard could turn from a political stunt to a serious legal battle as Democrats press the DOJ to investigate.
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. responds to our federal civil rights complaint about DPS racial profiling, including one officer saying he smelled the "distinct odor" of "undocumented aliens"
dallasnews.com/news/politics/
🧵: Evidence, & why Texans deserve an independent investigation
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Thrilled to start today as Senior Policy Counsel on border and immigration issues.
Looking forward to all the work to come here on the border and beyond and proud to be taking on this role based in El Paso!
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Wonder why we're always calling out DHS's failures in oversight and accountability of Border Patrol?
If the DHS Inspector General can't competently investigate insurrection what does that mean for the nation's largest law enforcement agency?
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NEW: , call on feds to investigate Abbott’s policy transporting migrants back to border. Call for investigation follows reporting. Story:
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Make no mistake: this white supremacist rhetoric is both a racist dog whistle AND an effort to overturn settled immigration law
Rise of "invasion" rhetoric is a coordinated effort by extremists like Ken Cuccinelli to mainstream a half-baked legal theory
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Border Patrol’s vehicle pursuits fuel the rise of migrant deaths at the border. It is past time for the agency to end this deadly practice.
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There's significant evidence of racial profiling of Latinx drivers & passengers in DPS Operation Lone Star traffic stops
DPS pursuits in South Texas have led to 30 deaths in 16 months
DOJ must investigate. Read our complaint: aclutx.org/sites/default/
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BREAKING: We're calling on @TheJusticeDept to investigate the Texas Department of Public Safety for civil rights violations committed under Operation Lone Star. DPS's deadly vehicle pursuits and illegal practice of racial profiling during traffic stops must end.
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Two more pursuit deaths yesterday but Border Patrol says they just "arrived on the scene."
We are skeptical to say the least: bit.ly/3cCCNTu ( )
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We are proud to announce the voluntary recognition of a new bargaining unit at the ACLU of Texas and look forward to working with to create a stronger workplace.
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➡️A rise in vehicle related deaths
➡️Hundreds of hospitalizations from border wall falls
➡️ 1,000 migrant deaths under the Biden admin.
⬇️a devastating portrait by of the human toll of failed border policy and policing
reuters.com/investigates/s
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Aggressive law enforcement tactics like high-speed vehicle pursuits threaten public safety. The continued lack of accountability for these often deadly strategies further endangers our communities.
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The Uvalde report found that frequent lockdowns due to "bailouts" contributed to inaction at Robb Elementary.
But it is the dangerous law enforcement vehicle chases that threaten public safety, not unfounded fear of migrants.
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Today we learned the Proud Boys leader was arrested on Kinney County Attorney Brent Smith's ranch, after hiding from FBI for 3 months
Smith is a driving force behind Op Lone Star migrant arrests & racist calls of "invasion"
More on links bw Jan 6 & TX anti-immigrant efforts👇👇
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White supremacist vigilantes who were at the #January6th Capitol attack & tried to subvert democracy are now hunting migrants on the Texas-Mexico border.
They’re welcomed by local law enforcement, to further Gov. Abbott’s racist migrant arrest program.
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Recording law enforcement allows us to hold them accountable for civil rights violations and misconduct.
We will not relinquish this critical right.
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