U.S. Border Patrol Cruel Treatment of Personal Belongings of Migrants Exposed in New Report
By Kyndall Dowell and Sofia Hosseinzadeh SAN FRANCISCO, CA – A new report by the ACLU of…
GUEST COMMENTARY: The Drug Traffickers You Don’t Hear About… US Border Patrol
The media loves to blame immigrants, while ignoring the fact that some of the people guarding the…
Faith-Based Organizations Press Biden Administration to Help Asylum Seekers by Ending ‘Title 42’
By Daniella D. and Audrey S. WASHINGTON, DC – Before a ruling this week, “Title 42” had…
Death at the Border: Dying to Be Free
By Luis Sosa RECENTLY, THE TRAGEDY of the alarming number of immigrant deaths at the southern border…
Federal Inquiry States U.S. Border Patrol Didn’t Injure Migrants in ‘Swinging Reins’ Incident
By Amy Berberyan and Tashayia George DEL RIO, TEXAS –Border Patrol agents (BPAs) didn’t strike migrants but…
Supreme Court Makes Qualified Immunity a Big Winner This Term
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – While cases involving abortion, conceal-carry and prayer at…
Guest Commentary: Egbert Ruling Is a Blow to Federal Police Accountability
By Shaw Drake and Katie Hoeppner The Supreme Court recently dealt a blow to federal police accountability…
Guest Commentary: Border Patrol Is Investigating Itself Following Deaths, Report Reveals
In a vehicle pursuit that killed our client’s son, a newly-uncovered report shows Border Patrol’s unauthorized, conflict-ridden…
Guest Commentary: Addressing Racialized Violence Against Migrants Requires a Complete Overhaul of Customs and Border Protection
Absent deep reforms, Border Patrol’s long history of racist, violent abuse means inhumanity like that displayed in…
National, California Groups Condemn Biden Administration Abusive Treatment of Black Haitian Migrants, Demand End to Deportations
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Bureau Chief DEL RIO, TX – Immigrant rights and hundreds of other…
Commentary: Racism, Extremism, and Policing
It was only a few years ago when the San Francisco Police Department was embroiled in a…
Government Use of Tear Gas Is Illegal in War
By Jamil Dakwar Pictures of migrant women and children fleeing in panic as tear gas canisters were…
Greyhound’s Role in Border Patrol Abuse
By Chris Rickerd In January 2018, Border Patrol agents boarded a Greyhound bus in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,…
Court Rules on Killing People across the Border
By David Hausman On Oct. 10, 2012, José Antonio Elena Rodriguez, a 16-year-old boy, was shot and killed…
One Woman Who Knew Her Rights Forced Border Patrol off a Greyhound Bus
By Mitra Ebadolahi On June 7, Tiana Smalls, whose Facebook profile describes her as owner of Fire…
CBP Fails to Discredit Report on Abuse of Immigrant Kids
By Mitra Ebadolahi Last week, the ACLU’s Border Litigation Project and University of Chicago Law’s International Human…
The Texas Border Surge Is Backfiring
By Michael Seifert Last year, the Texas Legislature passed an $800 million omnibus bill that, among other…
