Who would have thought that a agency thats dedicated to treating vulnerable, displaced, often non-white people like criminals and less-thans would have a history of horrific abuse and exploitation!
The report, compiled by the Washington Office on Latin America (Wola) and the Kino Border Initiative (KBI), migrant rights advocacy groups, details a pattern of misuse of lethal force, intimidation, sexual harassment and falsifying documents.
The authors wrote: “The lack of accountability is so widespread that it helps cement in place a culture that enables human rights violations.
One migrant who filed a complaint after agents using a four-wheel vehicle hit him and ran over his leg, said: “Border patrol has the right to apprehend someone but in the proper way, not wrongfully.
Thanks be to God – he gave me the strength to endure and overcome what they did to me … People do not have to put up with border patrol’s abuses.
KBI tracked 78 complaints filed on behalf of migrants between 2010 and 2022, of which it said 95% led to no proper investigation or disciplinary action.
Wola maintains its own database of complaints of alleged abusive or improper conduct, currently including 409 cases.
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SantaClaus@lemm.ee · 25 pts · 3y
uphillbothways@kbin.social · 21 pts · 3y
Cops become cops because they think they are above consequences. Everyone else thinks they're just scumbags.
chemicalprophet@lemm.ee · -1 pts · 3y
🤘🏿🏴🏴🏴
Erikatharsis@kbin.social · 16 pts · 3y
In other news, water is wet, as anyone detained at Guantanamo Bay can readily attest
Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml · 13 pts · 3y
Who would have thought that a agency thats dedicated to treating vulnerable, displaced, often non-white people like criminals and less-thans would have a history of horrific abuse and exploitation!
I certainly did!
autotldr@lemmings.world · 5 pts · 3y
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The report, compiled by the Washington Office on Latin America (Wola) and the Kino Border Initiative (KBI), migrant rights advocacy groups, details a pattern of misuse of lethal force, intimidation, sexual harassment and falsifying documents.
The authors wrote: “The lack of accountability is so widespread that it helps cement in place a culture that enables human rights violations.
One migrant who filed a complaint after agents using a four-wheel vehicle hit him and ran over his leg, said: “Border patrol has the right to apprehend someone but in the proper way, not wrongfully.
Thanks be to God – he gave me the strength to endure and overcome what they did to me … People do not have to put up with border patrol’s abuses.
KBI tracked 78 complaints filed on behalf of migrants between 2010 and 2022, of which it said 95% led to no proper investigation or disciplinary action.
Wola maintains its own database of complaints of alleged abusive or improper conduct, currently including 409 cases.
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Zehzin@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
Shocked Pikachu
kitonthenet@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
Absolutely have to bust up DHS, it’s insane that the same agency that does TSA does border enforcement, split ice into INS and customs again
Dekthro@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y
Sharkwellington@lemmy.one · 8 pts · 3y
Just letting you know that your comment looks a lot like you don't care about human rights abuses so you might want to fix that.
Dekthro@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y
That was not my intent, sorry.