Published on Wed, May 07, 2014
The New York Times article "Complaints of Abuse by Border Agents Often Ignored, Records Show [1]" features the Immigration Council's "No Action Taken: Lack of CBP Accountability in Responding to Complaints of Abuse [2]" report, which examines one of the few avenues available for people to report mistreatment by Border Patrol agents - namely, the complaint system.
The report found that among cases in which a formal decision was issued, 97 percent resulted in “No Action Taken.”
“These stark findings exemplify the culture of impunity that prevails at C.B.P.,” said Melissa Crow, director of the council’s Legal Action Center. “Given the tremendous resources appropriated to C.B.P., the agency must do a better job of holding its officers accountable.”
Published in the New York Times