FBI Investigating Weeks-Old Attack on City’s First Latino Mayor over Immigration
Three weeks after the city of Burien’s first Latino mayor said he was attacked by a man angry about his policies supporting immigrants, no charges have been filed.
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‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ May Face Criminal Charges Over Handling of Latinos
One of America’s most controversial law enforcement officials, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, may face criminal contempt-of-court charges following allegations he defied federal orders to top racially profiling Latinos.
Border Patrol Accused in Lawsuit of Racially Targeting Latinos in Northern Ohio
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A group of law school students in Ohio teamed up with a nonprofit law firm to filed a federal lawsuit against Border Patrol, alleging agents are targeting Latinos in the northern part of the state, the Columbus Dispatch reports. The suit is seeking arrest records and polices following actions by agents…
Border Patrol Agents Accused of Targeting Latinos
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com U.S. Border Patrol agents in Northern Ohio are accused of targeting Latinos and using racial slurs to describe them, WXYC NBC 3 reports. The station reported that two federal lawsuits claims Latinos are targeted solely based on their race or appearance. “Agents…are engaged in a pattern or practice of restraining, interrogating, and…
Agents File Suit Against DEA for Discrimination
By Danny Fenster ticklethewire.com Some DEA agents in the Caribbean are not too happy with the way things are. Ten Puerto Rican agents filed suit against the agency claiming they receive less pay and riskier assignments than agents sent to the island from the mainland, the Huffington Post reports. Attorney Bamily Lopez Ortiz said on Monday…