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Report: Border Patrol agents lack diligence
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Mar 6, 2014
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Report: Border Patrol agents lack diligence
U.S. Border Patrol agents have stepped into the path of oncoming cars on purpose to justify shooting at the drivers.
Protests in Nogales, Mexico, as the January 2011 shooting death of Ramses Barron Torres by a U.S. Border Patrol agent remained unsolved. In August 2013, the FBI said the agent fired in self-defense after Barron threw rocks.
Protests in Nogales, Mexico, as the January 2011 shooting death of Ramses Barron Torres by a U.S. Border Patrol agent remained unsolved. In August 2013, the FBI said the agent fired in self-defense after Barron threw rocks.
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U.S. Border Patrol agents have stepped into the path of oncoming cars on purpose to justify shooting at the drivers.

U.S. Border Patrol agents have stepped into the path of oncoming cars on purpose to justify shooting at the drivers. They've also fired in frustration at people throwing rocks from the Mexican side of the border.

Those revelations come from a recent independent review of 67 cases resulting in 19 deaths. Joining us for more is Brian Bennett, reporter for the L.A. Times