Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An excessive force case against a Border Patrol agent goes to trial this week, the San Diego Union Tribune reports. Agent Luis E. Fonesca is accused of kicking and choking an unauthorized immigrant until he was unconscious. Prosecutors say they have a videotape that proves their case. Fonesca has pleaded not guilty…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The family of a Border Patrol agent who was killed in a car crash on his way to work March 22 is getting help from residents in the Imperial Valley of California. The two-car collision, which is under investigation, killed Agent Francisco Puga, 26, a Calexico native who had been recently married….
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Cameras are helping Border Patrol make arrests in areas where agents can’t always monitor, the Brownsville Herald reports. The technology in the lower Rio Grande Valley also helps agents keep an eye on the suspects while authorities move in. Border Patrol spokesman Henry Mendiola said told the Herald. Last week, agents seized…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent in California accused of allowing illegal immigrants entry into the country by accepting bribes pleaded guilty to several charges Thursday, Fox News reports. Hector Rodriguez admitted he received bribes in the form of cash, luxury cars and the use of an apartment in exchange for letting immigrants pass…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An undocumented immigrant from Mexico pleaded guilty Thursday to assaulting a Border Patrol agent with a Ford F-250 truck and smuggling illegal immigrants, Border Scope reports. Jose Alberto Izquierdo-Gonzalez , 26, is to remain in custody pending sentencing, which has not yet been set, according to Border Scope. Izquierdo-Gonzalez is accused of…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol supervisor pleaded guilty to assaulting another agent in a work meeting at a field office in Port Angeles, Washington, the Peninsula Daily News reports. On Wednesday, Mauricio G. Benitez, 42, acknowledged he choked an acting field operations supervisor and pinned him against a chair, the Daily News wrote. The…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been arrested on allegations of avoiding federal reporting requirements when he deposited more than $61,000 in cash, the Associated Press reports. Raimundo Borjas is on leaving pending an investigation. Authorities said most of the money was in $100 bills and was frayed and dirty. Borjas has…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Four of the five people arrested for drug-related crimes along the Mexican border are American citizens, the Daily Beast reports. Citing a report from the Center for Investigative Reporting, the Daily Beast wrote that the Border Patrol has essentially deceived the public into believing Mexicans are behind most drug busts by emphasizing…
