Award Winning Sci-Fi Writer Physically Assaulted By DHS Agents At U.S. Border
I noticed an increase in network traffic to the blog recently so took a closer look. What I discovered was that Peter Watts, an award-winning Canadian science fiction writer, was recently roughed up...
View ArticleMore Border Patrol Harassment at Internal Immigration Checkpoints
Update: 17FEB2011 - YouTube has once again removed the video for unknown reasons. Most likely because Border Patrol agents don't like being held accountable in a public forum. We'll see what we can do...
View ArticleUnexpected Border Stop and Presumption of Guilt
For those of you who still think it’s easier to roll over & just answer their questions than exercise your fundamental rights while being detained & interrogated by armed Border Patrol agents...
View ArticleHarassment of Domestic Travelers Continues Expanding to the North
Two recent articles appearing in the New York Times highlight the burgeoning American police state compliments of the Department of Homeland Security. It seems that the Border Patrol has as much...
View ArticleMore Reports of Widespread Border Patrol Corruption
[Sources: Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Inspector General | Graphic: The Washington Post] Over the past week or so, several articles regarding skyrocketing corruption within Customs...
View ArticleCBP Agents Raid Home & Seize Evidence of Their Own Malfeasance
Not content to harass domestic traffic absent individualized suspicion of wrongdoing at roadblocks inside the country, Border Patrol agents are now storming private homes to seize video evidence of...
View ArticleMom & Kids Terrorized By Knife-Wielding Border Patrol Agent in Southern Arizona
Rampant illegal actions by Border Patrol agents stationed in border states around the country has been the norm for quite some time now. The problem has only grown in recent years as the agency...
View ArticleTucson’s KOLD Investigates Internal Checkpoints
Tucson News Now On Monday February 9, 2015, Channel 13 News in Tucson, AZ (KOLD) published the above video and an investigative report on internal CBP checkpoints: TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) –...
View ArticleCBP Allows Corrupt Agents To Continue Working In The Field
[Information above made available by the Center For Investigative Reporting] In 2008, CBP agent Abel Canales was observed & documented by gov’t investigators accepting bribes to allow truck loads...
View ArticleSwanton Sector Border Patrol Agents Assault Woman At Checkpoint
Proving itself to be an equal opportunity harasser regardless of what border it operates near, Border Patrol agents stationed near Canada were recently caught on tape illegally detaining, physically...
View ArticleCourt Finds CBP FOIA Violation Excuses Laughable
A federal magistrate in Phoenix, Arizona recently chastised U.S. Customs & Border Protection (USCBP) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for blatant violations of the Freedom of...
View ArticleOver The Line…
If there’s one thing people can agree on regarding CBP (Customs & Border Protection), it’s that the agency routinely operates over the line. To illustrate this fact, Rachael Maddux of the Virginia...
View ArticleBoard of Supervisors Consider Rejecting Stonegarden Grant
In a 3 to 2 vote earlier this month, the Pima County Board of Supervisors opted to reject $1.4 million dollars in federal funds associated with the Operation Stonegarden grant program for the first...
View ArticleACLU Investigation Confirms CBP Malfeasance
I started writing this post a few years ago after the ACLU of Arizona first released it’s Record of Abuse investigative report regarding U.S. Border Patrol interior enforcement operations in the Tucson...
View ArticleKOLD Covers Checkpoint USA Lawsuit
I was recently interviewed by KOLD’s Craig Reck in Tucson, AZ regarding a civil rights lawsuit that was recently filed in U.S. District Court that I’m involved in: COMPLAINT: Tucson Engineer challenges...
View Article‘Just Security’ weighs in on Checkpoint USA Lawsuit
On May 25th, 2018, Patrick Eddington with Just Security posted an article regarding Checkpoint USA’s recently filed civil rights lawsuit & federal tort claim. For those who aren’t already familiar...
View ArticleCBP Agent Rams Vehicle Into Videographer
I began following the story of Paulo Remes, the Tohono O’odham man who was intentionally struck by an agent driving a Border Patrol vehicle, shortly after the story broke in June 2018: I held off...
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