Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The latest fatal shooting by the U.S. Border Patrol has raised questions about the agency’s use of force over the past two years, the Arizona Republic reports. The ACLU and other human-rights advocates are questioning the frequency of the shootings, which have left 18 people dead since January 2010, according to the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire,com The family of a Mexican teen fatally shot by the U.S. Border Patrol last week claims excessive force in a forthcoming lawsuit, Reuters reports. Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez, 16, was shot seven times in the back as agents opened fire on a group of rock throwers accused of dropping off drugs on…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A U.S. Border Patrol agent who shot and killed a mother of five as he was pulled away on the hood of her car has a long history of misconduct, her family said in a wrongful termination suit against the agency, the Associated Press reports. The suit, filed Friday on behalf of…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol authorities seized marijuana, heroin and a loaded gun from the tour bus of Grammy-winning rapper Nelly at a checkpoint in West Texas, Reuters reports. Nelly and the rest of his crew were released after a member of his entourage took the blame, according to Reuters. “It is my understanding a…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol agents opened fire on a stolen car when the driver tried to run over agents in a desperate attempt to flee Tuesday, News 4 WOAI reports. The incident happened after agents pulled over the car after discovering it was stolen. But when agents got out to talk to the driver,…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Border Patrol agent killed by apparent friendly fire along the Mexico border in Arizona was remembered during a poignant funeral Monday, Reuters reports. “Our best wishes and prayers continue for the other agents involved in the incident, that they may experience healing and peace. We honor all who serve in the…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal investigators are trying to determine what went wrong when friendly fire resulted in the fatal shooting of the U.S. Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie, the USA Today reports. A preliminary investigation suggests agents became disoriented while responding to a ground sensor near the U.S.-Mexico border, according to the USA Today. “There…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com One thing is for sure: A mother of five was killed in her car by a U.S. Border Patrol agent near San Diego. Why the agent opened fire last week on Valeria Tachiquin Alvarado, 32, remains the subject of an investigation and much debate in the heavily Latino suburb of Chula Vista,…
