CBP Officer Pleads Guilty Using Unreasonable Force, Agrees to Resign
A CBP officer who used excessive force on a woman who applied for admission into the U.S. from Mexico pleaded guilty in federal court and agreed to resign.
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CBP Officer Charged with Excessive Force, Faces Up to 10 Years in Prison
A Customs and Border Protection officer from the Calexico office has been charged with using unreasonable force on a person seeking admission into the U.S. from Mexico.
FBI Arrests Former Trenton Cops Accused of Repeatedly Using Excessive Force
The FBI arrested a Trenton police officer as part of an excessive force investigation involving several alleged victims.
FBI Investigates Brutal Police Beating of Black Man for Jaywalking in N.C.
A day after the FBI announced it was launching a criminal investigation into the brutal police beating and tasering of a black man stopped for jaywalking in North Carolina, the county’s district attorney filed felony assault charges against the white officer accused of using excessive force.
FBI Investigating Rochester Cop Accused of Choking Handcuffed Suspect
The FBI is investigating a Rochester police officer after he was captured on video choking a handcuffed suspect.
Judge Tentatively Approves $1M Settlement to Children in Border Patrol Lawsuit
Seven years of litigation may finally be over after a San Diego federal judge tentatively approved a $1 million settlement to the children of a Mexican man who was fatally beaten and shot with a Taser at a California port of entry.
Unreasonable Police Searches Are Illegal And Happen Far Too Often
Yhe Constitution is not self-enforcing, and one important section has eroded to the point of invisibility: the Fourth Amendment.
Justice Department: Baltimore Police Routinely Violated Civil Rights of Residents
A Justice Department investigation determined that Baltimore police often are quick to stop, search, arrest and use excessive force on black residents who often did nothing wrong.