ACLU alleges ‘unchecked abuse’ at U.S.-Mexico border
By Catherine E. Shoichet and Madison Park A complaint filed Tuesday accuses U.S. officers of “unchecked abuse” at the border. Several Mexican women claim they were arbitrarily detained and strip-searched, and never told why they’d been singled out. A U.S. citizen alleges that an officer yanked his 11-year-old son’s arm, causing a hairline fracture. A legal permanent resident of the United States says an officer...
ACLU Urges Investigation into Abusive Treatment at CBP Ports of Entry
LAS CRUCES, NM—Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico Regional Center for Border Rights (RCBR), the ACLU Foundation of Texas (ACLU-TX), and the Southern Border Communities Coalition (SBCC) filed a complaint on behalf of thirteen border residents, urging the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to investigate abusive treatment by Office of Field Operations officers at ports of...
In this New Mexico town, you can see where Pancho Villa turned history on its head
By: Catherine Watson COLUMBUS, N.M. — As you drive into this dusty little village just three miles north of the Mexican border, you wouldn’t guess that a bloody event here would have affected a world war and kept the town’s name in the history books for more than a hundred years. Just before dawn on March 9, 1916, Mexican revolutionary Francisco “Pancho” Villa ordered his troops to attack the sleeping town. It was a mistake; Villa was...
New Mexico governor rebukes Trump on border-wall plan
By Associated Press New Mexico Gov. Susan Martinez is expressing fundamental differences with presidential candidate Donald Trump on his proposal to build a bigger wall along the southern U.S. border and make Mexico pay for it. Martinez told the Associated Press on Tuesday that building fences can impact the U.S. economy and relationship with trading partners in Mexico and farther south. Read the full story...
ACLU: U.S. Government Deports People into Harm’s Way
Border Rights Groups Urge DHS to Investigate Widespread Dispossession of Belongings LAS CRUCES, NM— Today, civil and human rights organizations in Mexico and the United States filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on behalf of 26 people. Immigration officials confiscated and failed to return the people’s personal belongings, exposing them to severe risk of harm upon their return to Mexico. The complaint...
Pop-up art show focuses on immigration
By: Uriel J. Garcia Immigration has been a hotly debated issue in the 2016 presidential race, with Donald Trump, the most boisterous of the Republican candidates, saying he would build a wall along the border between the United States and Mexico. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, another leading GOP contender, has said he would deport undocumented immigrants. But such talking points are simplifying the issue of immigration, says artist...