Jun 24, 2011

The Border: Immigrant Shot at U.S.-Mexico Border by Border Patrol Agent

Immigrant Shot at U.S.-Mexico Border by Border Patrol Agent - Hispanically Speaking News: "A man has lost his life after an encounter between Border Patrol agents and undocumented immigrants turned took a deadly turn Tuesday evening....

Both the ACLU and Mexican government are calling for an investigation into the shooting.

Mexico’s Foreign Relations Secretariat released a statement saying, “he Mexican government energetically condemns the death. ... (We) reiterate that the use of firearms to repel attacks with rocks, which is what preliminary information indicates may have occurred in this case, represents a disproportionate use of force.”

executive director of the ACLU of San Diego, Kevin Keenan, said, “We’re concerned that the Border Patrol has a policy supporting the shooting of rock throwers in an situation. Apparently they do not train their agents to handle these situations better.”

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