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Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
1. Nogales: 8/24/2007, 9 am.
Two men in their early 20s arrived at the aid station without shoes, and told us to expect more from their group, none of whom had shoes. They were part of a large group that was not wearing shoes when the truck in which they were traveling was stopped by the Border Patrol. They were taken into custody and when they asked for their shoes, which had been in the truck, the agent said there were none. They remained without shoes during their time in Border Patrol custody.
2. Nogales: 8/24/2007
A resident of the United States was not allowed reentry to the country after spending several months in Mexico for brain surgery in January. She attempted to return to the U.S. in late January or early February, but was not allowed in as the immigration officer accused her of possessing a stolen identification and green card. (The immigration officer retained the green card.) The woman spent several months with family in Mexico, and crossed the border in June, at which point she was picked up by the Border Patrol in Douglas and subsequently detained for ninety days.
3. Nogales: 8/15/2006, 9 am.
Alfonso, 27, and Jorge, 34, both from Oaxaca, were physically and verbally abused by the Border Patrol. Agents kicked one man’s legs apart so roughly that his pants ripped, and both Alfonsa and Jorge were pushed. When a woman said, “How can you treat us like that, we’re not from the streets,” an agent said, “You’re a piece of shit.” The men were told by an agent they described as “Chicano” that “The next time you run we’ll kick your butts and leave you here in the desert.” The agents threw away all of their food and gave their fruit to Border Patrol horses. Both men expressed anger when they started to talk about the incidences.
4. Nogales: 8/18/2006, 5:30 pm.
Valentina, 20, from Zacatecas, was physically abused and denied water while in Border Patrol custody. She was spotted by agents on helicopter and dirt bike; they screamed at her but she did not understand them, and they then dragged her into their van. When Valentina asked for water, Border Patrol officials threw a bottle of mud mixed with water at her; they also took all her belongings. Border Patrol confiscated all of her luggage. She did receive beans to eat. Before being apprehended, Valentina crossed through Altar alone and had already walked for 15 hours, in the hopes of reuniting with her child in California.
5. Nogales: 8/18/2006, 5:30 pm.
Manuel and Liliana, from Oaxaca, reported sexual abuse by the Border Patrol. Border Patrol agents splashed perfume on both of them and grabbed Manuel’s genitals. When Manuel and Liliana asked for water to drink, the agents then threw them water mixed with mud. They had crossed through Altar and were headed for New Jersey to look for work.
6. Nogales: 8/4/2006, 8:30 am.
After walking for two days a group of 13 men were detained for 15-24 hours. The dried beans they were given to eat at the processing center made one man throw up and none of their shoelaces were returned.
7. Agua Prieta: 8/14/2006, 8:30 pm.
Marta and Cristobal were repatriated after two hours in Border Patrol custody. After being detained for two hours, one woman and a man were repatriated. They had crossed through the fence and were taken to an apartment in Douglas. The next day someone brought them lunch, and around 5 pm a woman and man came to the door. The man had a rough voice and was in a green Border Patrol uniform; he was knocking on the doors and windows and saying “open the door or I’ll call the police”. He opened the door by reaching through a window and entered the house with two other men. One of them was carrying a rifle on his shoulder. The day before they had also attempted to cross at the fence and Border Patrol agents shot at them twice, yelling “Come here bitch” in English several times. So today, when the man entered with the rifle they thought they might be shot.
The agent took them out to the street to do paperwork and said by signing documents they would be voluntarily returning to Mexico. The man with the rifle told one agent to tend to Marta and he would tend to Cristobal. Cristobal tried to read what he was going to sign and the man with the rifle told him to hurry up and sign it, and if he didn’t the agent would sign the form himself. He also said that if he didn’t sign it he would bring criminal charges against him. When they were being brought from the processing center to the migrant center, they told Marta to “get your ass in the truck”. The man with the rifle didn’t have a name tag and they didn’t notice the badge number.
8. Agua Prieta.
A group of 15 people was forced to run in place for 30 minutes by Border Patrol agents who told them that they were making them do so to ensure that they would not want to come back. They kicked anyone who stopped, including a 14 year old boy, a 16 year old boy, and three women. A Chevrolet Tahoe and Ford truck were at the scene, as was a red horse. One of the agents had a red beard, was tall (1.7 meters), and wore dark glasses.
9. Agua Prieta.
A Border Patrol agent described as “Chicano” took Jaziel’s backpack and threw it to his dog, who ripped it apart. He was then detained for eight hours with no water or food.
10. Agua Prieta.
Herman’s group was walking through cold, wet washes when Border Patrol arrived. The group tried to hide in an arroyo, but when they were found the Border Patrol agents started kicking them. Herman tried to cover his face, and the agent grabbed him by the back of his clothes, lifted him up and kicked him some more. After beating the whole group, the BP transported them out and continued to harass them verbally, calling them “pendejos” [assholes], “mala gente”[bad people], and “mojados”[wetbacks]. They were also forced to lie face down in the mud while the agents did paperwork and talked to each other; the agents continued to randomly strike people, telling them that they were making them muddy to make it easier to find them if they tried to come back. Herman’s group was detained overnight and all were covered in mud when they arrived at the migrant center.
11. Agua Prieta.
While at the Border Patrol processing center, Manuel witnessed another young man ask for food. The agent became angry; he shackled him by the hands and feet and made him lie face down; he kicked the young man, saying “this should take away your hunger!” After that Manuel saw two agents carry the other man into a cell where he was alone.
12. Nogales: 2/14/2008, midday.
A 28-year-old woman reported extreme humiliation at the hands of officers in the desert. They forced her and others to take off their shoes and walk for half an hour in their socks and to lie face-down in the dirt for an hour. The agents, who said that they were “like animals”, verbally abused the group. The migrants had to watch as their food was fed to the agents’ horses. They were held in the processing center for three days, and received a total of five packets of crackers and one gallon of water to be shared among seven people. The woman was denied medical care in spite of nausea and stomach pain. The migrants’ sweaters were confiscated despite the extremely cold temperatures of the processing center and they were given dirty blankets covered in cactus spines.
32. -see Denial of Water
99. -see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
100. -see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
104. -see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
155. -see Processing Center Conditions
203. -see Physical Abuse
248. -see Physical Abuse
Denial of Water
13. Nogales: 2/14/2008, midday.
A female, age 38, reported that one gallon of water was given to seven women to share for three days.
14. Nogales.
Three men from Hermosillo, Mexico, reported being denied water while in Border Patrol custody. When the three men asked for water, agents told them to quit bothering them and refused to give them water. The men had spent six days in the desert prior to being in custody.
15. 8/14/2006, 4:20 PM.
A male, age 25, from Chiapas, Mexico, reported physical and verbal abuse by Border Patrol agents. The agents swore at them and called them names. The man was kicked in the chest by an agent. He and his group were only given one liter of water to share between 8 people. He also had severe blisters on his feet.
16. 8/17/2006, 5:00 pm.
Alejandra, a woman who was four months pregnant, reported being denied food and water while in Border Patrol custody. She also had four blisters and athlete’s foot.
17. 8/3/2006, 9:45 AM.
Forty men and five women were held for 24 hours and repatriated; they were given one cup of water and one package of crackers each after walking for two days in the desert. A group of people in trucks attacked them; kicking them and hitting them with batons.
18. 8/1/2006, 7 PM.
Ten men and three women were repatriated after being held for 10 hours after five days in the desert. They were given no water and only a package of crackers. Several had severe blisters.
19. 8/13/2006, 9:15 AM.
Thirty-five men and nine women were repatriated. They had been held by the Border Patrol for seven hours without any food or water. Some of them complained of blisters.
20. 8/5/2006
Thirty-four men and two children were repatriated after being detained for 24 hours after 24 hours in the desert. They were given no food or water.
21. Agua Prieta: 8/23/2006, 10:30 PM.
A group of eight was repatriated after being detained by Border Patrol for over 14 hours without food or water after having walked in the desert for a day and a half.
22. Nogales: 7/30/2006, 1:30 am.
Fourteen men, two women and an 8-year-old boy, were repatriated in the middle of the night after having been detained by the Border Patrol for three hours and not given any food or water.
23. Nogales: 7/30/2006, 2:30 am.
Forty men and two women were repatriated. Only some of the migrants had been given food or water.
24. Nogales: 7/30/2006.
Twenty men, 17 women and two young boys were not given any food or water after being held overnight by the Border Patrol.
25. Nogales: 7/13/2006, 9:40 am.
A group of 31 migrants reported being detained for a total of 18 hours and only receiving water and food once during that time period. They also reported that one agent in particular was very “pushy and aggressive.”
26. Nogales: 7/16/2006, 11:00 am..
A group of 11 persons reported being detained by Border Patrol for time periods ranging from 10 hours to one night. They reported being offered very little water; some were offered food while others were not. One woman complained of kidney pain. No one reported being offered medical care.
27. Nogales: 7/18/2006, 3:30 PM.
A group of 45 persons (20 men and 25 women) were repatriated to the port of entry in Nogales. Some reported being detained for 10 hours, while others were detained as long as six days. They were given only crackers to eat, and reported that they were not given sufficient water.
28. Nogales: 7/19/2006, 9:40 am.
Thirty-nine people were repatriated to the Nogales port of entry by Border Patrol transportation agents. They were detained between 24 and 27 hours. They reported not being given sufficient water while in Border Patrol custody.
29. Agua Prieta.
A group of more than forty women and children were detained for 12 hours without receiving food or water after having walked for days in the desert.
30. Agua Prieta: 8/16/2006.
One male was in custody for eight hours and offered no food, water, or medical care before being repatriated at 9 pm. He witnessed another migrant being struck by Border Patrol agents while in the processing facility. He saw one man being hit twice in the chest while in the processing center.
31. Agua Prieta: 8/18/2006.
A group of 20 men, women and children were detained 8-12 hours overnight before being repatriated at 8:15 am. They were not given any food, water, or medical care.
32. Agua Prieta: 8/9/2006, 8:30 am.
A group of nine was detained in a processing center that was extremely cold. No one was given water or food; when Maria begged for water for her two children, ages six and nine, Border Patrol agents drank water in front of them but gave them none.
33. Agua Prieta.
Francisco was detained with seven others for nine hours and received no water or food, despite the fact that they had been walking for three days. One person in the group said that there was a bathroom with a tap but they did not think the water was clean. They asked for other water but did not receive any.
34. Agua Prieta.
Seven males were held for 10 hours after two days in the desert; they were given no water.
4.-see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity.
5.–see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
9. –see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
72. – see Denial of Food
73. –see Denial of Food
79. – see Denial of Food
81. – see Denial of Food
83. – see Denial of Food
86. – see Denial of Food
87. –see Denial of Food
88. –see Denial of Food
90. –see Denial of Food
94. –see Denial of Food
95. –see Denial of Food
96. –see Denial of Food
131. - see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
137. –see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
138. –see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
150. –see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
151. -see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
154. – see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
158. -see Processing Center Conditions
177. –see Verbal Abuse
188. –see Verbal Abuse
189. –see Verbal Abuse
190. –see Verbal Abuse
218. -see Physical Abuse
220. -see Physical Abuse
222. -see Physical Abuse
223. -see Physical Abuse
226. -see Physical Abuse
227. -see Physical Abuse
241. –see Physical Abuse
242. – see Physical Abuse
246. –see Physical Abuse
248. –see Physical Abuse
254. –see Dangerous Transportation Practices
268. -see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
269. –see Repatriation of Vulnerable Population at Night
303. –see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
345. -see Failure to Inform Migrants of their Rights
Denial of Food
35. Nogales: 8/3/2008
A male in his late 30s was held in detention for four days, and received food only twice per day during that time. His meals included only a small hamburger and a small container of juice. Additionally, he did not have sufficient clothing for the cold indoor temperatures, slept on the floor without a mattress, and was not given the opportunity to shower.
36. Nogales: 2/27/2007, 12-5 pm.
Five mothers with five young children were apprehended by the Border Patrol as they crossed the desert. They were not given food or water in the desert, on the bus, or in the processing center. Additionally, they were not examined for medical needs despite having spent three days in the desert and having young children with them.
37. Naco: 1/20/2008, 2:20 pm.
A woman, age 24, reported being denied food in the processing center.
38. Naco: 1/19/2008, 2:20 pm.
Seven men between the ages of 18 and 53 and one woman, age 28, reported being detained for 6.5 hours by the Border Patrol without receiving any food and withstanding exceptionally cold cell conditions.
39. Naco: 1/19/2008 1:40 pm.
A group of eight men between the ages of 18 and 40 were detained for over four hours and received nothing to eat except for crackers.
40. Naco: 1/9/2008, 9: 30 pm.
A young man reported being separated from the friends with whom he had been traveling. He was detained for 12 hours, during which time he was denied sufficient water or food.
41. Naco: 1/9/2008, 9:30 pm.
Six men between the ages of 23 and 60 were detained for 12 hours and received only one package of crackers and inadequate water. Additionally, the cell temperature was extremely cold.
42. Naco: 1/8/2008, 8:30 am.
A woman, age 22, was kept for six hours in detention without being given anything to eat despite her requests.
43. Naco: 1/8/2008, 8:30 am.
A group of nine people, four women between the ages of 24-42 and five men between the ages of 28 and 42, were held for six hours in custody without receiving sufficient water or any food.
44. Naco: 1/8/2008, 11:30 am.
Two women and a man reported receiving insufficient food while detained and also said they were verbally abused by the Border Patrol.
45. Naco: 2/21/2008, 5:15 pm.
A female, age 10, was not given sufficient food or water during the seven hours she spent in a processing center.
46. Naco: 3/7/2008, 6 pm.
A female, age 24, who was also five months pregnant, was denied food by Border Patrol agents, despite her specific requests. When she was repatriated, she reported feeling faint and dizzy.
47. Naco: 3/8/2008, 8 am.
A male, age 29, was detained for over 78 hours without receiving any food or water.
48. Naco: 3/8/2008, 10 am.
A male, age 29, reported being detained for over 48 hours without receiving any food or water.
49. Naco: 3/8/2008, 10 am.
Four men between the ages of 19 and 30 were detained for over 48 hours and received only small amounts of water and juice. Additionally, they reported verbal abuse by the Border Patrol.
50. Naco: 3/8/2008, 7:20 pm.
Two pregnant women, ages 22 and 16, were denied food and sufficient water while in custody. They reported verbal abuse by a Border Patrol agent.
51. Naco: 3/14/2008, 7 pm.
Three men reported verbal abuse, denial of food, and lack of sufficient water while they were detained.
52. Naco: 3/14/2008 6:30 pm.
A male, age 27, reported verbal abuse and denial of sufficient food or water while detained.
53. Naco: 3/15/2008, 5 pm.
A male, age 21, reported verbal abuse by a Border Patrol agent, and was additionally denied food and sufficient water.
54. Naco: 3/20/2008 5:45 pm.
A male, age 39, was denied food and water, and was very disoriented upon being repatriated.
55. Naco: 3/30/2008, 3 am.
A male, age 29, was kept in custody for 43 hours without being given any food or sufficient water to drink.
56. Naco: 3/31/2008 4 pm.
A male, age 30, reported severe verbal abuse by Border Patrol agents and a lack of sufficient food or water.
57. Naco: 4/12/2008, 11:45 pm.
Two men, ages 19 and 27, reported verbal abuse by Border Patrol agents and were not given sufficient food or water.
58. 7/17/2006.
Roberto, age 27, reported receiving no food while in the custody of Border Patrol for two days.
59. 7/21/2005, 8:25 am.
Corbita reported that Border Patrol denied her and her daughters, Gaby and Juana, of food while they were in custody from 10 am on 7/20/2005 until 8 am on 7/21/2005.
60. 7/26/2006, 3 am.
Felipe, from Guerrero, Mexico, reported receiving no food or water while in Border Patrol custody for 8 hours. Felipe had traveled with a group of 12 with three minors. They left him behind when he tired after walking for four days in the desert. While in the desert he was ate only one can of tuna per day and found cattle tanks to refill his water bottles. Felipe had bad blisters, leg cramps, and dizziness. While with No More Deaths volunteers at the aid station, he ate two burritos and felt nauseous but did not vomit.
61. 7/18/2006, 3:40 pm.
A man reported being denied food by Border Patrol while in custody. He went 8-12 hours without eating. He said that Border Patrol agents handled the men roughly.
62. Nogales: 8/1/2006, 2:27 pm.
Twenty-four men and two children, age three, were repatriated. They reported only being given water and no food after being held for over two days.
63. Nogales: 8/1/2006, 2 am.
Four men were repatriated. They reported being given crackers and water only and held for 20 hours. Several of the men had blisters.
64. Nogales: 8/4/2006, 10 am.
Two men were repatriated after being held for 16 hours. They reported being in the desert 4-5 days. They were given only crackers and water while in custody.
65. Nogales: 8/3/2006, 9 am.
Thirty-eight men, 20 women, and one child, age six, were repatriated. They had been held for 24 hours and given water but no food.
66. Nogales: 8/4/2006.
Thirty-six men were repatriated. In custody, they had been given water and no food and were held for 24 hours.
67. Nogales: 8/5/2006.
Forty-two men and 19 women were repatriated. They reported haven been given only water and no food while in custody.
68. Nogales: 8/4/2006, 9:45 am.
Ten men, three women, and one minor, age 15, were repatriated after being held for 24 hours. The Border Patrol agent yelled at the minor, using many “groserias” (bad words). The group reported being given only water and no food after two days in the desert.
69. Nogales: 8/13/2006, 9:00 am.
One man and two women were repatriated together. They had been detained for 23 hours, given no food, only water. They reported being verbally abused by the Border Patrol agents.
70. Nogales, 8/17/2006, 3:30 am.
Ten men were repatriated after being held for 17 - 24 hours in Border Patrol Custody. They received water and one packet of crackers after two days of walking in the desert.
71. Nogales: 8/15/2006, 9:50 am.
A repatriated group reported being given water and a cold bag of beans in custody and held for 24 hours after two days of walking in the desert. Border Patrol threw away their food in the desert.
72. Nogales: 7/19/2006, 8:50 am.
Eight men, 17 women, and four children were repatriated. They had been detained for12 hours and given no food or water.
73. Nogales: 7/23/2006, 8:30 am.
Fifty people were repatriated together. They reported that they were with the Border Patrol for two days and given no food and just a little water after they had spent 3-5 days in the desert.
74. Nogales: 7/25/2006, 4:45 am.
Eight men were repatriated together. They had been given water, but no food.
75. Nogales: 7/25/2006, 5 pm.
Seven men, and one woman were repatriated together. They had been given only water and crackers in custody after two days in the desert.
76. Nogales: 7/25/2006, 5:20 pm.
Six men were repatriated together. In custody they’d only been given water and no food.
77. Nogales: 7/27/2006, 10:12 am.
Forty men were repatriated. They were detained for 24 hours and only given water and no food.
78. Nogales: 7/27/2006.
Eighteen men, 14 women and three young boys reported that they had been given food, but it was then taken away from them and thrown away.
79. Nogales, 7/10/2006.
Thirty-five men and four women had been detained by the Border Patrol and were not given any food or water while in custody.
80. Nogales: 7/29/2006, 3:00 pm.
Forty-five migrants were detained for two days and were given only water and cookies as replacements for meals.
81. Nogales, 7/30/2006, 4:45 am.
Four men were repatriated together and reported being given no food or water while in custody.
82. Nogales: 7/31/2006, 1:57 pm.
Thirty-five men and 11 women repatriated together. They reported spending three days in the desert and while in custody only being given one hamburger per day.
83. Nogales: 7/31/2006, 12:53 pm.
Seven men were repatriated together. They reported being held for 12 hours and given no food or water.
84. Nogales: 7/31/2006, 8:30 am.
Twenty-one men, 15 women and seven children,ages 10 months to 14 years old, were repatriated together. They’d been held from 12 -24 hours in custody after two days in the desert. Some of them reported being given crackers and sandwiches, others only crackers.
85. Nogales: 8/1/2006, 11:57 am.
Seven men were repatriated. They had been held for 2-6 hours after 1 1/2 to two days in the desert. They were given only water and no food.
86. Nogales: 6/23/2006, 3:30 pm.
A group of 37 migrants including one woman and two children, age 11, were detained by the Border Patrol after having crossed from Altar, Sonora. They reported being detained for two hours and were not offered food or water.
87. Nogales: 6/23/2006, 5:50pm.
A group of 34 men, one woman, and two children were repatriated to Nogales. The Border Patrol failed to provide the group with either food or water during their time in custody.
88. Nogales: 7/14/2006, 11:40pm.
Twelve people were repatriated together. They had spent between six and 17 hours in Border Patrol custody. They only received juice and beans once in 17 hours of being in custody.
89. Nogales: 7/15/2006, 12:45pm.
A group of 32 migrants including six women and two children were repatriated together. The group included a family of four from Georgia that had spent an entire night in Border Patrol custody and were not given foods.
90. Nogales: 7/15/2006, 4:00pm.
Seventy-seven men, nine women and two children were repatriated together. They spent a full day in the custody of Border Patrol and reported receiving water and a cup of noodles only once during that time. One person reported a bee sting. They did not report receiving medical attention.
91. Nogales: 7/16/2006, 9:12am.
Forty-five men and four women were repatriated together. They had been detained in Border Patrol custody for one night and two days. They received water, but were not given food. One man had a swollen and blistered foot.
92. Nogales: 7/19/2006, 9:22pm.
Thirty-five people, including three women, were detained by Border Patrol agents for 36 hours. They reported being given water, but only a few sandwiches for the entire group. One person reported having blisters.
93. Agua Prieta: 8/11/2006, 8:00 pm.
Group was offered medical help, did not take it because didn’t want legal trouble. They were detained from 8 am- 12 pm and from 1 pm - 7 pm in another processing center. They were given water and Tylenol but no food; they reported the Latino Border Patrol agent who worked with them to speak good Spanish and behave professionally.
94. Agua Prieta: 8/17/2006.
A group of 12 Mexican citizens were detained from 7 am-2 pm and provided no food, water, or medical care before they were repatriated.
95. Agua Prieta: 11:45 pm.
Eliseo and 11 other men spent 15 hours in Border Patrol custody. They were not given fresh water or any food. Some said they drank from the sink in the bathroom but it was hot and tasted bad. All of them were together and had spent two days and two nights in the desert.
96. Agua Prieta.
Thirteen people were held for six hours in Tucson, receiving one 8 oz. bottle of water each. Francisco, Dennis, Pedro, Misael, Cristain, Guillermo, Tomas, Alejandro, Daniel, Miguel, Feliipe, and Jorge walked for two days without eating or drinking water. They were given no food.
97. Agua Prieta.
Pedro reports that he was held about 10 hours. The people with whom he was in custody only received one bottle of water each and no food. This was overnight (8pm-morning).
9. –see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
11. –see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
12. -see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
16. –see Denial of Water
18. –see Denial of Water
19. –see Denial of Water
20. –see Denial of Water
21. –see Denial of Water
22. – see Denial of Water
23. –see Denial of Water
24. –see Denial of Water
25. –see Denial of Water
26. –see Denial of Water
29. –see Denial of Water
30. –see Denial of Water
31. –see Denial of Water
32. –see Denial of Water
33. –see Denial of Water
98.-see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
99. -- see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
104. -- see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
105. – see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
106. – see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
107. -- see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
111. – see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
112. – see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
113. – see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
114. – see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
115. – see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
116. – see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
117. – see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
119. – see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
123. – see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
124. – see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
125. – see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
126. – see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
127. – see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
128. – see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
131. -see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
137. –see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
138. –see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
144. –see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
148. –see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
150. –see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
154. –see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
157. -see Processing Center Conditions
158. -see Processing Center Conditions
160. -see Processing Center conditions
162. –see Processing Center Conditions
163. –see Processing Center Conditions
164. – see Verbal Abuse
165. – see Verbal Abuse
166. – see Verbal Abuse
169. – see Verbal Abuse
177. –see Verbal Abuse
182. –see Verbal Abuse
188. –see Verbal Abuse
189. –see Verbal Abuse
190. –see Verbal Abuse
193. –see Verbal Abuse
200. – see Physical Abuse
201. – see Physical Abuse
202. –see Physical Abuse
203. –see Physical Abuse
204. – see Physical Abuse
216. -see Physical Abuse
218. -see Physical Abuse
220. -see Physical Abuse
222. -see Physical Abuse
226. -see Physical Abuse
227. -see Physical Abuse
229. –see Physical Abuse
241. –see Physical Abuse
242. –see Physical Abuse
243. –see Physical Abuse
244. –see Physical Abuse
246. –see Physical Abuse
247. –see Physical Abuse
248. –see Physical Abuse
250. – see Dangerous Transportation Practices
253. –see Dangerous Transportation Practices
254. –see Dangerous Transportation Practices
256. – see Separation of Family
260. -see Separation of Family
261. –see Separation of Family
262. –see Separation of Family
266. –see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
268. see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
269. –see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
270.--see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
273.–see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
293.–see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
301.–see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
302.–see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
303. –see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
307. –see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
308. –see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
309. –see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
312. – see Failure to Return Belongings
313. – see Failure to Return Belongings
318. -see Failure to Return Belongings
320. -see Failure to Return Belongings
322. –see Failure to Return Belongings
336. –see Failure to Return Belongings
341. -see Failure to Inform Migrants of their Rights
343. – see Failure to Inform Migrants of their Rights
Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
98. Nogales: 1/9/2007, 2 pm.
A group of nine people, including four minors, were apprehended by the Border Patrol and were not given food, water, or proper medical treatment in the desert, on the bus, or at the processing center. One of the men was delirious and had badly blistered feet, and the children were all very hungry after four days in the desert and several hours in the custody of Border Patrol.
99. Nogales: 3/13/2007, 1 pm.
A female, age 22, was not given food, water, or medical care, despite her swollen, twisted ankle. She was riding in a vehicle that was being chased by the Border Patrol and was pushed out of the vehicle while others jumped. She was picked up on the highway and dropped off at the border without receiving the medical attention she needed.
100. Nogales: 3/20/2007, 12-5 pm.
A male in his 30s was repatriated with swollen, discolored feet and in severe pain. The Border Patrol offered no medical treatment.
101. Nogales: 4/30/2007, pm.
A male in his 30s was repatriated with open, deep blisters that resembled third degree burns. He received no medical treatment from the Border Patrol.
102. Nogales: 4/16/2007, 12-5 pm.
A group of five people, two women, one man, and two minors, were in need of medical treatment that was not provided. The women had blood-filled blisters on their feet, the children were exhausted, and the man had an open wound from a barbed wire fence.
103. Nogales: 5/1/2007, 5 pm.
A pregnant female, age 18, was experiencing pregnancy complications and stomach pain after falling on her knees. She had received no care while in Border Patrol custody. Additionally, her 17-year-old male companion had an eye infection.
104. Nogales: 5/8/2007, pm.
A male, age 38, was given insufficient water and no food while detained. Additionally, he felt stomach pain and asked to use the bathroom. He was told that there were neither medical personnel nor medicine available. He was then repatriated. Prior to that, he was found by Border Patrol 15 miles past Tucson, and the arresting agent put a large gun to his head and pressed his foot against the man’s neck while he was forced to the ground. The agents threw away his Gatorade and backpack, and then took him to the Nogales station, where he fell ill.
105. Nogales: 6/29/2007, pm.
A man, age 38, was given insufficient food and water while in Border Patrol custody (six packets of crackers over the course of two days), and the medical treatment he needed was not provided. He had cactus spines in his left leg and had developed a skin infection.
106. Nogales: 7/20/2007, 6 pm.
Three males were given insufficient food and inadequate medical care. One of the males had a painful, dislocated knee, blisters on his feet, a red rash, and an unusually strong and bounding pulse (sign of dehydration).
107. Nogales: 9/26/2007, 8 pm.
A male, age 50, reported being detained for nearly ten hours while feeling ill. The Border Patrol agents confiscated his blood pressure medication and did not return it, even upon repatriation. He was also denied sufficient food and water while in custody.
108. Nogales: 9/19/2007, 9:20 pm.
Two men were dropped off by Border Patrol at the border and were vomiting. Neither had received medical treatment from Border Patrol.
109. Nogales: 11/7/2007, 7:30 pm.
A woman, in her mid-20s, reported being bumped into by a Border Patrol motorcycle and falling face -first onto the ground. No aid or apology was offered by the agent, and she was complaining of lower back pain when she was repatriated. She received no medical treatment from the Border Patrol.
110. Nogales: 11/7/2007, 9 pm.
A woman, age 30, reported being denied necessary medical treatment. She arrived at the migrant aid center unable to walk on her own (two people were needed to help her walk on either side) as she had a severely swollen left ankle on which she could bear no weight. She was only offered an ice pack and a baby wipe by Border Patrol, and was not evaluated by medical personnel.
111. Nogales: 1/29/2008, 1:40 pm.
A woman, age 21, reported being denied medical treatment while in Border Patrol custody after spraining her finger. She was only provided with crackers to eat.
112. Naco: 1/7/2008, 10 am.
A woman with a fever did not receive medical treatment while in custody despite her requests. She was not provided with food either.
113. Naco: 1/10/2008, 12:20 pm.
A group of six people, two women ages 17 and 23, and four men between the ages of 22 and 45, received no food or water while in custody. They were also ill with the flu and received no medical treatment and were kept in exceptionally cold cells.
114. Naco: 2/28/2008, 6 pm.
A man, age 50, reported an injury to his ankle that received no medical treatment while in custody. No food or water was provided.
115. Naco: 2/2/2008, 11 pm.
A man, age 47, reported a serious injury to his ankle for which he was denied medical treatment. He was given no food while in custody.
116. Naco: 2/14/2008, 4 pm.
A man, age 37, reported having the flu and a fever and receiving no medical treatment while in custody. He also was not provided with enough food.
117. Naco: 2/10/2008, 5:30 pm.
A man in his 30s reported cuts on his hands that required medical treatment that was denied. He also received insufficient food.
118. Naco: 2/21/2008, 11:15 am.
A man, age 24, had severe blisters on his feet that went untreated while he was in custody.
119. Naco: 3/7/2008, 7:30 pm.
A woman, age 22, reported serious blisters on her foot and being denied treatment by Border Patrol. No food was provided.
120. Naco: 3/8/2008, 8:30 pm.
A woman, age 28, reported being separated from her husband and repatriated alone at the border. She was also denied medical treatment for serious cuts on her hands.
121. Naco: 3/8/2008, 1:55 pm.
A man, age 49, reported hurting his back badly while in custody and being denied necessary medical treatment.
122. Naco: 3/9/2008, 2 pm.
A man, age 21, was repatriated with a serious injury to his hand that cut down to the bone; skin and muscle had been lost. He was told at the health center in Naco, Mexico, that it may have been too late to save his fingers, though if proper medical treatment had been given during the eight hours he spent in custody, the fingers could have been saved.
123. Naco: 3/10/2008, 3:30 pm.
A man, age 28, was repatriated with a cactus spine in his eye, causing it to bleed. He had been in custody without receiving any treatment for the eye injury. No food and insufficient water were provided.
124. Naco: 3/12/2008, 1:30 pm.
A man and his three sons were in custody for 24 hours, during which time the man received no food and the boys, who were sick, did not receive medical treatment.
125. Naco: 3/18/2008, 7 pm.
A man, age 21, was repatriated with a bad eye infection and received no medical treatment while in custody. He did not receive food or adequate water while in custody.
126. Naco: 4/25/2008, 5:30 pm.
A man, age 32, who was a diagnosed diabetic, was denied his insulin by Border Patrol. He also reported being repeatedly knocked down to his knees by an agent in the Naco/Bisbee station. He was additionally denied water and food.
127. Nogales: 11/23/20007, 12 pm.
A man, age 37, reported being denied medical treatment for cuts and cactus spines; additionally, no water or food was provided despite his requests. The processing center was kept exceptionally cold.
128. Nogales: 1/25/2008, pm.
A man, age 32, was detained in an ICE raid; while in custody, he witnessed other migrants with cactus spines that needed removal and a young woman with what appeared to be a broken leg. No medical treatment was provided in either of the aforementioned cases. Additionally, the center was cold and dirty, and insufficient food and water were provided.
129. Nogales: 7/16/2006, 6:30 pm.
Mario, age 20, from San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, reported being denied medical treatment by the Border Patrol. Though Mario was extremely weak and barely able to walk, he was repatriated without concern to his condition. Upon arrival at the No More Deaths aid station in Nogales, Mario was dizzy, agitated, and delirious to the point of not understanding what country he was in. On the way to a hospital in Nogales, Grupo Beta said that his eyes were rolling back in his head. Mario went without food for 10-15 days in the desert before being taken into custody by Border Patrol.
130. 8/4/2006, 12:17 pm.
Guadalupe, age 35, from Guanajuato, Mexico and San Francisco, California, reported being refused treatment for diabetes by the Border Patrol while in custody. He said Border Patrol agents threw away his needle and insulin. Guadalupe was already missing his left large toe because of diabetic infection. It had been amputated. He had no eye problems. His mother and sister died from diabetes. Guadalupe was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes more than 15 years ago. No More Deaths volunteers took his glucose levels. They were very low the first day and the following day they were at 304, indicating a drastic change. His regular insulin dosage was three times a day. The volunteers took him to Clinica Santa Cruz. The physician gave him six days of insulin.
131. 7/27/2006, 11pm.
Alejandro and his group reported being denied food and water by Border Patrol while in custody for 14 hours; they were in the desert for three days before being apprehended. One woman in Alejandro’s group had an injured ankle and told Border Patrol agents but was given no medical treatment.
132. 8/9/2006, 3:50pm.
Laura, age 31, from Mexico City, Mexico, reported being pushed by a Border Patrol agent, resulting in a sprained ankle. She was taken to a doctor and given ice but no medicine for pain or swelling. She had significant swelling in the lateral and anterior parts of her right ankle and was in significant pain. Laura had walked for three hours in the desert before being apprehended.
133. Nogales, 8/4/2006, 3 am.
Eight men and two boys, age 14, were repatriated after three days in the desert. All had bad trench foot and blisters. Two men had large gashes; one man had multiple cactus spines embedded in his skin. First Aid responders spent 1 1/2 hours giving medical treatment at the Mariposa aid station. Border Patrol offered no medical treatment.
134. Nogales, 8/1/2006, 7:45 am.
Eight men and three women repatriated. Several had blisters; some taken in raids, one man taken from his bed while sleeping. No medical treatment offered by the Border Patrol.
135. Nogales, 8/17/2006, 9:15 am.
Fourteen men, 29 women, and three children were repatriated. Seven people had blisters; a young girl had cactus spines. No medical treatment offered by the Border Patrol.
136. Nogales: 7/13/2006, 9:30(not specified).
Five women had been held in custody between 24-36 hours by the Border Patrol. One woman had both ankles sprained and others complained of blisters; no medical treatment was provided.
137. Nogales: 7/18/2006, 8:30 am.
Thirty-two men and 12 women were repatriated after 24 hrs up to 2.5 days in custody. One pregnant woman was not given sufficient food and water. They were in the desert up to three days; many had blisters. They were not offered medical treatment by the Border Patrol.
138. Agua Prieta: 8/19/2006, 8:30 am.
Nine people were repatriated; in custody for seven hours, denied access to food, water. One migrant had a broken foot and was offered an ace bandage before repatriation. Witnesses reported that Francisco, from Jalisco, Mexico, could not walk, and collapsed in front of the center as he was returning to Mexico. He was in a lot of pain, sweating and in tears. The Border Patrol gave him an Ace bandage which was wrapped around his ankle, then sent him back. He was transported to the hospital in Agua Prieta by Grupo Beta.
139. Agua Prieta: 8/2/2006, 8:30.
Maria, from Mexico, injured her left foot, could not walk, and was repatriated in this condition by Border Patrol. She injured her foot attempting to jump over the wall; she felt the pain when she started to run and fell; she could not get up; the Border Patrol did not offer any medical treatment for her injury.
140. Agua Prieta: 4/8/2006, 10 pm.
Jovita, from San Marcos, Guerrero, was denied medical treatment for her diabetic condition. The Border Patrol agents laughed at her and said she would have to work to pay the doctors who would treat her diabetes. She was verbally abused and threatened with incarceration for invented reasons. She was repatriated cold, wet, and with a fever.
141. Agua Prieta: 8/3/2006.
Lorenzo, from Mexico, was repatriated with severe lung problems and blood in his saliva. He arrived at the aid station complaining about pain in both sides of his chest, in his lungs. It hurt when he spoke and the pain reached all the way to his back. He was coughing up blood. Grupo Beta was contacted and they transported him to the hospital. The Border Patrol offered no medical treatment.
142. Nogales: 7/19/2006, 8:30 am.
Ten men were repatriated; after four nights in the desert, many had untreated blisters.
143. Nogales: 7/21/2006, 1:45 am.
A group of eight that included a 10-year-old was repatriated in the middle of the night. There were numerous blisters, people limping, and knee pain associated with all movement. A knee brace and bandaging was provided at the No More Deaths aid station. After three days in the desert, the group received no food while in Border Patrol custody.
144. Nogales: 7/31/2006, 7:50 pm.
Thirty men, 15 women, and one boy, age 14, were repatriated, after 14 hours of Border Patrol custody. Six to eight people had severe untreated blisters; they received care at the No More Deaths aid station.
145. Nogales: 7/31/2006.
Forty men and 20 women repatriated after 4 - 7 days in the desert. One had a split finger, six people had severe blisters and foot infections, and one needed a knee brace.
146. Nogales: 6/24/2006.
A woman in a group of fifty migrants, including two small children and two infants, reported not being given adequate medical care while in the custody of the Border Patrol, even though she reported feeling nausea, vomiting blood, and severely blistered feet. She was also unable to report the amount of time she had spent on the bus.
147. Nogales: 7/14/2006, 8:45 am.
Sixty-one people, of whom 40 were men, 15 were women, and six were children, were repatriated after between three and eight hours in Border Patrol custody. They were yelled and cursed at by the agents. One boy had a fever and a woman in the group had diarrhea; neither reported being given medical attention.
148. Nogales: 7/18/2006.
Twenty-one people, 18 men and three women, were in Border Patrol custody for periods of time ranging from one to five days. Twenty-one people were detained by Border Patrol agents. No one was given sufficient food; one woman complained of illness and dehydration, and another of bleeding and pain. No one reported receiving medical attention.
149. Agua Prieta: 8/3/2006, 6:22 am.
Maria, age 19, was repatriated early in the morning with an untreated sprained ankle.
150. Agua Prieta: 8/3/2006, 2 am.
Gregorio was repatriated alone at 2 am. He and everyone in his group, about 30 people, asked the Border Patrol for food and water and were all denied. Also a fellow cellmate with a sprained ankle asked for medical care but was just given an ACE bandage to administer himself. Gregorio also reported that an agent yelled and cursed at him, telling him to sit down, even though he was having trouble due to an obviously injured leg.
151. Nogales: 6/22/2006, 3:30 pm.
Rosaria, age 50, from Chiapas, reported being denied food, water and medical attention by the Border Patrol. When she arrived at the aid station, she felt nauseous, dizzy, and was disoriented to space and time. She said she had not urinated for 1.5 days and had vomited and reported she saw blood in her vomit. Rosaria had spent three days and two nights in the desert without any food or water, except cactus spines. Rosaria was left behind by her group because she fell and hurt her right leg. She said she stood by a road for a long time before someone stopped and asked if she wanted them to call the Border Patrol. They called and she was picked up. She vomited on the bus and Border Patrol gave her a bag to hold her vomit. Rosaria couldn’t remember how long she had been detained.
No More Deaths volunteers took Rosaria to a migrant center and gave her soap and shampoo so she could shower. She bathed, drank 4-5 glasses of water over a couple hours, and slept. A volunteer gave her ibuprofen for her pain from her fall in the desert. The following day, June 23, 2006, volunteers took her to the No More Deaths office where she rested and ate small snacks. Then she called her daughter in LA. Her daughter had thought she was dead because Rosaria didn’t arrive with the rest of her group. Rosaria had lost her house in Chiapas because she could not afford her mortgage.
152. Agua Prieta: 7/28/2006.
Gloria states she was arrested in Arizona and that the Border Patrol agents violated her rights; her foot was broken and she did not receive medical attention. For her daughter Cindy and her husband Ricardo she is making this complaint and asking for justice.
153. Agua Prieta.
A man, Alberto, was repatriated very ill and dehydrated after two days of walking. He was very thin, could not hold down food or water, and was vomiting. The No More Deaths aid station volunteers called Cruz Roja and he was taken to the hospital.
154. Agua Prieta.
Solidey, a 16 year old boy, and his brother Xochitl were held in custody for five hours and given no food and no water. Xochitl very likely had a broken foot; he could barely walk. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital in Agua Prieta after receiving no medical care in custody.
12. -see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
18. –see Denial of Water
26. –see Denial of Water
31. –see Denial of Water
36. – see Denial of Food
63. –see Denial of Food
90. – see Denial of Food
94. –see Denial of Food
155. –see Processing Center Conditions
158. -see Processing Center Conditions
162. –see Processing Center Conditions
177. –see Verbal Abuse
190. –see Verbal Abuse
192. –see Verbal Abuse
194. –see Verbal Abuse
195. –see Verbal Abuse
199. –see Physical Abuse
201. – see Physical Abuse
217.-see Physical Abuse
224.-see Physical Abuse
229. –see Physical Abuse
242. –see Physical Abuse
243. –see Physical Abuse
247. –see Physical Abuse
251. –see Dangerous Transportation Practices
255. –see Separation of Family
256. – see Separation of Family
261. –see Separation of Family
269. – see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
270. –see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
271. –see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
272. – see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
297. – see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
329. –see Failure to Return Belongings
331. –see Failure to Return Belongings
333. –see Failure to Return Belongings
342.-see Failure to Inform Migrants of their Rights
Processing Center Conditions
155. 8/1/2006, 5:30 pm.
Ninety-five men, 28 women, and four children, ages 4-11, were reportedly held in Border Patrol custody for 14 hours after being in the desert from four hours to three days. Several women were denied medical attention. One woman had a bad sprain and a few people had blisters. Border Patrol agents did not let women go to the bathroom. One man saw an officer choke a 20-year old male on the bus but could not see the name on the officer’s badge.
156. Nogales: 8/10/2006, 10:18 am.
A man, age 20, reported that he and other people in custody were forced to stand for a long time with their hands behind their heads for no reason.
157. Nogales: 8/1/2006, 8:45 am.
August 1, 2006, 8:45am. Juan, age 23, from Guerrero, Mexico, was verbally abused by the Border Patrol agents who yelled at him. He was not given any food while at the processing center and was very cold.
158. Nogales: 8/8/2006, 4:15pm.
Gabriel, age 42 from Veracruz, reported being denied treatment for potentially cancerous ulcers while in Border Patrol custody. When he was put into custody, he was soaked from the rain and did not receive a towel or dry clothes. He was not allowed to see a doctor, was given no medicine, and just a few crackers. Gabriel said he was dying and felt very sick. Gabriel had walked for a night and a day, trying to get to Kentucky; he had been told by his doctors in Mexico that he had only a short time to live due to his ulcers, and he had come to earn money for his treatment.
159. 7/17/2006.
Imeldo, age 21, was sexually harassed while in Border Patrol custody. After five days walking in the desert, she was held for two days by the Border Patrol; during this time, a man dressed in civilian clothing asked her to lift her blouse. She was also forced to lie on the floor of her cell.
160. 7/26/2006, 8:43 pm.
Angelica, age 28, was mistreated while in Border Patrol custody. She and her baby daughter did not receive anything to eat during the 12 hours they were in custody, and Angelica did not receive a blanket.
161. 7/30/2006, 4 pm.
Jose, age 18, reported being physically and verbally abused by Border Patrol agents. An agent told Jose to “shut up” and to not raise his voice; to make his point clear, he threw Jose against a wall, and hit him twice in the ribs on his right side and on his head. When he arrived at the migrant center, Jose still felt pain where he had been hit.
162. Nogales: 8/3/2006, 7:30 am.
Six men and four women were repatriated after being in a Border Patrol processing center that was very hot inside; one of the women was nauseated and dizzy and received no medical treatment while in Border Patrol Custody. They were given small cups of water and no food.
163. Agua Prieta.
Jesus, Jose, and Raul were held in a Border Patrol processing center for 3 days after having spent four days in the desert. Once in custody they were verbally abused by a Chicano Border Patrol officer; when they complained about his treatment of them, he responded by turning the temperature in the cell very low. The agents also threw away their possessions; they were repatriated with nothing and without having been given any food.
12.-see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
32. –see Denial of Water
33. –see Denial of Water
38.-see Denial of Food
41.-see Denial of Food
95. –see Denial of Food
106. -see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
127. -see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
196. –see Physical Abuse
222. -see Physical Abuse
251.-see Dangerous Transportation Practices
266.-see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
273.–see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
309.–see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
321.-see Failure to Return Belongings
341.-see Failure to Return Belongings
342.-see Failure to Inform Migrants of their Rights
343.-see Failure to Inform Migrants of their Rights
Verbal Abuse
164. Nogales: 5/8/2008, 2 pm.
Two mothers with their young children (8 and 12 months) reported not being given food, water, or necessary medical care at any point during processing. They were also separated from family and friends at the processing center and repatriated separately. The drivers of the bus reportedly verbally abused the two young women by yelling at them to hurry up in threatening tones, including one woman who was injured and having difficulty walking due to the fact that she was carrying her belongings and an infant. The Border Patrol also threw away the women’s food.
165. Nogales: 11/21/2007, 8 pm.
A large group that included seven women and a 12-year-old boy were held in a processing center in Tucson for 15 hours, during which time they were only given juice and crackers in spite of their requests for more. The agents told them that they didn’t have anything more to give them, but that they would “go outside and kill a dog and make a hamburger for you.” They were also called “pendejos” (assholes) by an agent. Additionally, the women had blisters which went untreated, and one had an infected knee that was not medically examined.
166. Naco: 1/22/2008, 6 pm.
Five males between the ages of 17 and 45 reported constant verbal abuse being used against them by agents on the way to the processing facility. They did not receive any food or water at any point.
167. Naco: 1/30/2008, 5 pm.
A male, age 20, reported verbal abuse by Border Patrol agents, extreme heat in the processing facility, and approximately fifty men being held in very cramped conditions (estimated 10 feet by 15 feet).
168. Nogales: 11/23/2007.
A male, age 30, reported verbal and physical abuse by agents. Injuries were sustained, but no description was provided. He was held for 14 hours in the desert before being transported by bus to the processing center.
169. Nogales: 5/1/2007, 5 pm.
One male, age 42, reported being denied food and water while in Border Patrol custody. He and his friends were separated and not repatriated together. Additionally, he reported that on the evening of 4/30/07, he and a group of migrants were arrested in the desert, where he witnessed the abuse of an agent towards a young male migrant. The agent picked him up by the ear and slapped him in the face three times. This man also reported being verbally abused during arrest. He and 150 others were treated “badly” and “aggressively” by the agents.
170. Naco: 1/13/2008, 9 pm.
Two men, ages 23 and 40, reported that a Border Patrol agent threatened to hit them with his nightstick.
171. 8/13/2006, 12 am.
Eddie, age 30, from Veracruz, Mexico, was deported having just been released from United Physicians Healthcare in Tucson, where he was treated for two days for severe foot blisters. He was in an SUV near Tucson after walking three days in the desert when the Border Patrol pulled him over. Out of eight people in the car, four were arrested and the other four escaped arrest. The others were deported ahead of Eddie. Eddie received very good medical care in the hospital. The Border Patrol taunted and made fun of him when they saw his feet but otherwise he did not complain of their treatment.
172. Nogales: 8/3/2006, 8:30 am.
Adelfino, age 32, reported being physically and verbally abused by Border Patrol agents. The agents made Adelfino and two other men lie down in mud and standing water. The agents swore at the three men and called them names like “dirty Mexicans” and “stupid pieces of shit.” The first name of one of the agents was Alfonso.
173. Nogales: 8/5/2006, 8 am.
Ramiro reported being physically and verbally abused by Border Patrol agents. An agent handcuffed Ramiro and hit him while he was handcuffed. The agent knocked him to the ground and kicked him and took his tennis shoes and threw them far away. The agents called Ramiro names like “stupid Mexican” and “piece of shit.”
174. Nogales: 8/18/2006, 9 am.
Seven men from Puebla, Mexico, reported being physically abused by Border Patrol agents. When being apprehended at 8:30 pm on August 17, 2006, a Border Patrol officer kicked apart their legs, making them fall. Border Patrol threw away their toothbrushes and personal items. When one of the men went to grab his item thrown on the ground, an agent stepped on it. Agents called them “Stupid assholes” and asked the men, “Why are you shaking?” One man responded, “Because you’re screaming at me!” The men reported that one of the agents was named Ramirez Clemente. They described him as light-skinned and short with a tattoo on his forearm and dirty blonde hair.
175. Nogales: 8/3/2006, 6 pm.
Twenty-eight people were repatriated. They had been held in the processing center for 12 hours and reported that Border Patrol agents were verbally abusive and swore at them.
176. Nogales: 8/2/2006, 8:30 am.
Thirty-five men, eight women, and 1 child repatriated through the Nogales Port of Entry reported being mocked by the Border Patrol; some had severe blisters that had not been treated.
177. Nogales: 8/2/2006, 1:45 am.
Thirty-four men, one woman, and two youth, both age 17, reported being held for about eight hours and only receiving a small cup of water and crackers. When they asked for food, they were told, “We’re not a FUCKING restaurant!” Several had severe blisters and cramps. One man and his wife with their two-month-old baby had crossed the border at Tijuana, but were bussed to Nogales for repatriation.
178. Nogales.
Thirty-seven men, 10 women, and three boys and three girls ranging from age four to 16, were detained for 24 hours and only given water and cookies. They reported being verbally abused by the border patrol agents.
179. Nogales.
Twenty-eight men, 18 women, two boys and three girls, reported being verbally abused by Border Patrol agents. The Border Patrol called them “putos y pendejos” (whores and assholes) and used racist remarks. The migrants also reported being roughed up while being searched.
180. Nogales.
Fourteen men, 29 women, two boys and one girl ranging from age eight to 12, were detained for 24 hours. They reported being verbally abused by the border patrol agents who screamed at them to “Move it, don’t come back.” There were complaints made of blisters and one detainee was vomiting in the processing center.
181. Nogales.
Five men were detained by the border patrol for 24 hours. They reported verbal abuse directed towards children.
182. Agua Prieta: 8/19/2006, 12:30 am.
Four repatriated males reported being held in the processing center for 24 hours, during which time they were denied access to food, water, or medical care. Agents were verbally abusive, swore at migrants, and called them “damn Mexicans.” Agents were physically abusive, including kicking a 15-year-old youth.
183. Agua Prieta: 2/8/2006.
Alberto and Juan reported that a Border Patrol Agent named J. Gutierrez verbally abused two migrants, threatened to hit Juan when he was in pain, called them “pinche madres” (damn mothers), called them trash, and threatened to keep them longer in the processing center. Juan had pain in his knees and was walking in place while the agent asked him about his information. He was told to stand still but he could not because of the pain. The agent pretended as though he would hit him although he didn’t. Later, the migrants were given crackers in their cells. The same agent entered the cell and called them “pinche madres,” swearing at them for not throwing away the wrappers (although there was nowhere to put it). He said they would stay until they cleaned it up, so they all put it in their pockets.
184. Agua Prieta.
Nine people were repatriated, including youth. Jonathan, age 14, reported being physically and verbally abused, grabbed by his neck, and threatened by a Border Patrol agent. The agent said, “Me vale verga que seas menor de edad. Que si seguire con ese comportamiento lo iba arreglar allá atras. Estás en mi pais,” (“I don’t give a shit that you are a minor. If you continue with this behavior we’ll fix that out back. You’re in my country.”) The youth’s aunt, Angelica, was witness. The Border Patrol agent grabbed his neck from behind with one hand and used the other to inspect his body. Jonathan is about 5 feet tall and very thin.
185. Agua Prieta: 4/8/2006, 5 pm.
Cirilo, age unknown, reported being kept for three hours in the processing center, during which time he was physically abused. He also faced verbal abuse by agents, who called him “idiota” and “pendejo” (“idiot” and “asshole”) He was getting ready to enter the cell when he was hit on the back by a Border Patrol officer at the Douglas processing center. The officer did this in order to force him to sit instead of stand.
186. Nogales: 7/25/2006, 4:08 pm.
Forty men repatriated at the Nogales port of entry reported a Border Patrol agent yelling aggressively at them.
187. Nogales: 7/25/2006, 5 am.
Ten men repatriated at the Nogales port of entry reported being yelled at by a Border Patrol agent.
188. Nogales: 7/30/2006, 7:30 pm.
Nine men repatriated through the Nogales port of entry reported a Border Patrol agent yelling at them, “Shut up, you are not in your house!” when they asked for a bathroom. Although they had been out in the desert for seven days, at the processing center they were given no food or water. They reported seeing a dead body three days walk north of the border, between the mountains and Rte. 286.
189. Nogales: 7/14/2006, 12 pm.
Eleven men and one woman reported that the Border Patrol abusively yelled at them. They also reported not being given sufficient food or water during processing.
190. Nogales: 7/16/2006, 8:14 am.
A group of 19 men, 10 women, and two children, ages seven and 16, were repatriated together in Nogales. They reported being detained by Border Patrol Agents for two days. They reported being given only four liters of water and one bag of beans for the entire group of migrants being detained at the center. They reported that there were around 100 migrants being detained at that time. They also reported that the Border Patrol agents were very abusive in Spanish and they reported being shoved by agents. The seven-year-old reported nausea and one woman had a minor scrape. No one received medical attention.
191. Nogales: 7/18/2006, 8:07 pm.
Thirty men, 20 women, and eight children were repatriated through the Nogales port of entry, and they reported being held in the processing center for two days. One agent was verbally abusive to them, cursing at them and using names like “son of a bitch”.
192. Agua Prieta: 8/10/2006.
A migrant reported verbal abuse by Border Patrol agents during processing. On two occasions he was called a “pendejo” (“asshole”). They saw that he was hurt but did not provide medical care.
193. Agua Prieta: 8/15/2006.
A woman was repatriated alone at 9 pm after seven hours held in the processing center. She was not given food or medical care and heard Border Patrol agents refer to migrants as “pinche madres.”
194. Agua Prieta.
Saul, age unknown, reported that Border Patrol agents referred to him as “motherfucker,” “fat ass,” and said, “If you move we’ll shoot you”. Three migrants tried to run when they were found in the desert and one, still carrying his backpack, was chased and caught and then kicked to the ground. Another that tried to run was caught and his face was rubbed in the sand. He reported agents yelling at the migrants that they were going to “kick their ass”. One of the agents had a shovel and held it horizontally at shoulder level. He hit one of the men on the right eyebrow causing swelling but not bleeding. Once they arrived at the Nogales processing center, they examined the man’s eye. It is unknown what treatment he received, but he returned looking the same.
195. Agua Prieta.
Virginia, age unknown, reported that when she and the others in her group were apprehended, a border patrol agent began to make fun of her and to say vulgar words such as “perra mierdo” (“dog shit”) and “putas las mexicanas” (“Mexican whores”). One person, Omar, who traveled with Virginia, had been injured during the crossing and needed help to walk. Virginia was helping Omar walk as they arrived at the migrant aid center.
3. - see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
8. –see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
10. –see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
11. –see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
12. –see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
49. –see Denial of Food
50. –see Denial of Food
57. –see Denial of Food
68. –see Denial of Food
69. –see Denial of Food
140. –see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
147. –see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
150. – see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
157. –see Processing Center Conditions
155. -see Processing Center Conditions
161. - see Processing Center Conditions
163.-see Processing Center Conditions
199.-see Physical Abuse
202. -see Physical Abuse
200. -see Physical Abuse
201.-see Physical Abuse
203. -see Physical Abuse
204. -see Physical Abuse
206. -see Physical Abuse
218. -see Physical Abuse
219. -see Physical Abuse
221. -see Physical Abuse
222. -see Physical Abuse
224.-see Physical Abuse
226. -see Physical Abuse
227.-see Physical Abuse
234. -see Physical Abuse
237. -see Physical Abuse
243. -see Physical Abuse
246. – see Physical Abuse
247. -see Physical Abuse
252.-see Dangerous Transportation Practices
259. -see Separation of Family
260. -see Separation of Family
268. -see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
271. -see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
273.-see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
307. -see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
310. -see Failure to Return Belongings
313. -see Failure to Return Belongings
344. -see Failure to Inform Migrants of their Rights
Physical Abuse
196. Agua Prieta.
Upon asking for food, Oscar was shackled by his hands and feet and placed in a tiny cell without food until they took him out to get information from him. Two times he was abused just for asking for food.
197. Nogales: 8/1/2006, 8:40 am.
Adrian, age 22, from Veracruz, Mexico, reported being kicked and pushed onto the ground by Border Patrol. He had abrasions on his hand and arm from falling and being beaten. He said that Border Patrol agents taunted and laughed at him. He was separated from his friend who was taken to a different processing center.
198. Nogales: 8/5/2006, 8:20 am.
Francisco reported being physically and verbally abused by Border Patrol agents. The agents pulled Francisco out of a car and yelled at him, calling him names like “dirty Mexican” and “stupid pieces of shit.” The agents said, “Get out of here, get out of here and go back to Mexico.” An agent hit Francisco in the nose with a pistol and knocked him to the ground. The agent put his foot on Francisco’s face. The agent hit him and removed his belt with a razor blade and almost cut his foot. The agent took Francisco’s wallet containing $60 and his identification. When Francisco asked what would happen to the car, the agent said, “This isn’t your stupid car. It’s from here.”
199. Nogales: 6/5/2007, 3 pm.
A man, age 22, reported spending eight days in the desert, including four without food or water, before being picked up by Border Patrol. His feet had very bad blisters, and by the eighth day, he went to a house and asked for help. Two men told him to leave, and one had a gun. Because he couldn’t walk, they called an ambulance. The medics gave him oxygen and released him to Border Patrol. He was taken to a processing center this same day, and although he couldn’t walk and told them as much, they continued to force him to walk farther into different rooms. While in the processing center, he witnessed agents commanding people to stand, stop, and sit repeatedly, as if it were a game, and swearing at migrants.
200. Nogales: 5/1/2007, 1 pm.
A young woman, age 17, reported being touched inappropriately while in Border Patrol custody. She was searched by male agents who touched her chest and thighs and reached into her pockets. She was additionally given insufficient water and food and separated from her family at the processing center. Border Patrol agents found them after they had been walking for a week. They were told that if they ran, the agents would order Border Patrol dogs to attack them. The woman witnessed a dog attack a young boy.
201. Nogales: 5/15/2007, 11 am.
A group of six people reported being physically abused by Border Patrol agents. Four agents used rifles to apprehend them and get them to the ground. The agents hit them in their chests. An agent reportedly said that if they moved, they would be hurt more severely. They were then loaded into the Border Patrol vehicle, and drove at exceptionally fast speeds to the processing center. They reported that they were given insufficient supplies of food and water in custody. They said that medical care was needed but not provided for blisters and sprains.
202. Nogales: 5/1/2007, 5 pm.
A group of repatriated migrants described how agents had grabbed two young men by the backs of their necks and threw them to the ground and against the fence. They reported that two of the agents were frustrated that people did not understand English when they ordered them to throw their food in the trash. Before this, the group had been in the processing center for four hours, during which time they received only one pack of crackers and a glass of water to share. They said that an agent had told them that anyone who fell asleep would be held for two days. They were forced to sit with their arms behind their heads.
203. Nogales: 7/13/2007, 6:30 pm.
A group of four men reported witnessing a case of abuse while in Border Patrol custody. They reported seeing four Border Patrol agents single out a young man who was believed not to be Mexican. The agents hit him in the neck, hands, and back while pressuring him to tell the truth about his citizenship. Several agents also pushed him against the wall.) The four men also reported being given insufficient food and water while in Border Patrol custody.
204. Nogales: 6/5/2007, 11 am.
A woman, age 34, reported witnessing two agents abuse a man and a boy who were accused by Border Patrol of lying about their citizenship; The man and boy were forced to lie on the floor and the agents hit them in the stomach with their fists. The woman also reported traveling with a group of 17 migrants who were held in custody for over 15 hours before being given food or juice (though no water). They had been carrying food and water when apprehended by Border Patrol, but it was taken from them and thrown away.
205. Naco: 1/8/2008, 8:30 am.
A man requested medical care for bruises on his face but was denied care. The bruises were caused by physical abuse by Border Patrol. When he was apprehended, Border Patrol agents slammed him against the side of his vehicle and smashed his face.
206. Naco: 2/6/2008, 8 pm.
A woman, age 32, reported verbal abuse and sexual harassment from an officer who touched her inappropriately.
207. Nogales: 2/14/2008
Two men, age 25 and 28, reported attempting to run from the Border Patrol to avoid apprehension and being chased by agents on horseback. They were hit forcefully with batons on the tops of their heads and faces, and were red and bloody when they were taken to the processing center. They did not receive any medical attention.
208. 8/2/2006, 8:40 am.
Edit, age 23, reported that a Border patrol agent grabbed her and pulled her by the hair while interrogating her about how many people were in her group and where they were.
209. 8/3/2006, 10:20 am.
Jose, age 36, reported being pulled from a car by a Border Patrol agent and thrown face down on the ground. Jose said they treated him “like a dog.” Jose had walked 36 hours in the desert close to Tucson until being picked up in a car. He was in the car when Border Patrol stopped it. Jose was going to the state of Washington where his brothers live. He had been there before but said it had become harder to cross the border.
210. 8/3/2006, 10:20 am.
Aurelio, age 36, from Guerrero, Mexico, reported being pulled out of a car and kicked in the back by Border Patrol agents. An agent grabbed Aurelio again and threw him on the ground and punched him in the right upper chest. The agent kicked him three more times and then hand-cuffed him. Aurelio was given water while in custody. Before being deported, Aurelio had walked for 36 hours in the desert. He was going to Chicago to join his family. He had crossed the desert in the past. The Border Patrol apprehended him 14 miles before Tucson.
211. 8/4/2006, 8 pm.
A man, approximately 26 years of age, from Michoacán, Mexico reportedly fell while being chased by Border Patrol agents brandishing guns and rifles in the desert. He was part of a group of 17 or 18 people. They all fell while being chased but this man fell harder than the others. The man was scared of the guns and kept running. The man fell down a hill of rocks that was very high and kept running. The group was apprehended and kept in the processing center, but the man from Michoacán never showed up.
212. 6/14/2006, 2 pm.
Jonathan, age 17, from Honduras and Los Angeles, California, reported being beaten by Border Patrol agents. A group crossing in front of him was carrying drugs but his group was unaware of this. When the Border Patrol caught Jonathan’s group, the agents assumed they were also carrying drugs and demanded to know where they were hiding them. When he confessed he had no idea what they were talking about, they began to beat him with their fists and kick him on the ground, causing him to bleed from the nose and mouth. Jonathan was born in Honduras and lived in Los Angeles, California for five years.
213. Nogales: 7/20/2006, 10:37 am.
A woman reported being hit by a Border Patrol agent. She was part of a group of 19 people, consisting of eight men, 10 women, and one young girl. They were detained for five hours. The group had crossed through Sasabe. Members of the group were from the Mexican states of Veracruz, Puebla and Guerrero.
214. 7/17/2006, 8:35 pm.
Alejandro, age 22, reported being physically abused by Border Patrol agents. Alejandro tried running away. The agents caught him, stepped on his head and tore his shirt.
215. 7/16/2006, 2:00 am.
Armando, from Michoacán, Mexico, reported being physically abused by Border Patrol. Armando had been apprehended by Border Patrol. Police officers arrived and frightened him. He started to run away but soon became tired and threw up his hands and said to the Border Patrol officer chasing him that he would not run anymore. When the officer caught up to him, the officer pushed him down, pulled his arm behind his back, pulled his head back and hit him in the side of the head twice with his fist. When Armando arrived at the No More Deaths aid station, he appeared beaten and was bleeding from a large cut in his hand. He had scratches on his chest.
216. 7/24/2006, 6 pm.
Israel, age 24, from Mexico City, Mexico, reported receiving no food while in Border Patrol custody for nine hours. Agents threw bottles of water at him. One man in custody asked for cigarettes from another man. A Border Patrol officer grabbed the cigarettes and tore them apart and began to swear at the men in English. He grabbed Israel by the shirt and pulled him aggressively. Israel had spent three days and three nights in the desert. He and 10 other people crossed through Cananea and walked through hills. The group began to slow down and the guide continued and left Israel.
217. Nogales: 8/5/2006, 11:45 pm.
Paulino, age 29, from Cancún, Mexico, reported being kicked in the stomach two days prior by Border Patrol agents. There were three agents with him and he was otherwise alone. They told him that they did not speak Spanish and denied him medical attention. When Paulino arrived at the No More Deaths aid station, he was crying and reported feeling strong pain. He had swelling in the genital area and blood in his urine and could barely walk, indicating abdominal/testicular injury. Paulino was seen by the Mexican Red Cross after being deported but they said that he would have to go to his home to have surgery. He was not seen by medical professionals in the U.S. Paulino spoke Spanish well, but also Mayan. He had been traveling alone after crossing through Nogales. He was found by the Border Patrol after three days while he was walking through the mountains. Paulino lost his backpack containing contact information and did not know how he was going to pay for a bus ticket home or for the necessary surgery.
218. 8/1/2006, 8:40 am.
Jein, age 27, from Chiapas, Mexico, reported experiencing physical abuse by the Border Patrol. He received no food and shared one gallon of water among five or six people. He saw his friend being taunted and pushed by a Border Patrol agent. Border Patrol told Jein’s friend he would be detained for 15 days if he kept asking if he would be arrested. Jein spent two nights walking in the desert before being taken into custody.
219. 8/10/2006, 10 am.
A woman reported seeing a man in custody of Border Patrol being mistreated without provocation by an officer with “A. Gill” written on his uniform. Agent Gill pulled the man’s hair, hit him in the face with a door and taunted him. One woman fainted when she saw these abuses occur. Agent Gill took three peoples’ cell phones and did not return them.
220. 8/6/2006, 6 pm.
Francisco, age 23, a citizen of the United States from Modesto, California, was removed from the U.S. to Mexico after being apprehended for a traffic violation. Francisco reported being hit in the side of the face by a government agent. He was denied food and water while in custody for half a day and one night. Francisco was arrested in Modesto for driving through a red light and having beer in the car. He did not have documents or a license with him, but was deported because the government officials said they did not believe he was a citizen. He does not speak English. Francisco was born in Modesto but left at age eight to live in Michoacán, Mexico. He returned to the U.S. at age 18 and was working in Sacramento, California until he was deported. Francisco had to wait in Mexico for his family in California to send his birth certificate and license.
221. 8/7/2006, 8:30 am.
Belen, age 22, from Veracruz, Mexico, reported physical and verbal abuse by Border Patrol officers. Belen and some others were held at gunpoint by a Border Patrol officer and told to exit a car. The officer made Belen and the others walk barefoot for 15 meters to a Border Patrol truck and confiscated their shoes. The officer called Belen’s brother “asshole” and “son-of-a-bitch.” Belen and the others were taken into custody. She was told to sit down. When she did not, she was kicked in the shin.
222. 7/19/2006, 9:44 am.
Victor, age 22, reported being physically and verbally abused by Border Patrol agents. The agents hit Victor and others and denied them food. The agents threw away the food and water that Victor had with him. It was very cold in custody and the agents did not permit Victor and the others to put on jackets. Victor said his feet were in pain.
223. 7/15/2006.
María, age 24, reported being physically abused by Border Patrol agents while in custody. An agent smacked her and hurt her arm. Border Patrol gave her beans, crackers and soup but did not give her enough water.
224. Nogales: 8/2/2006, 6:00 am.
Miguelito, age 48, reported being physically and verbally abused by Border Patrol agents. While in custody, Miguelito told Border Patrol officers that his left knee hurt. An agent proceeded to kick him in this same knee. When Miguelito told the officer that he would take the officer to court, the officer said, “I’m going to put you in jail for saying that.” When Miguelito arrived at the No More Deaths aid station, his knee was very swollen and a bit bruised.
225. 8/15/2006, 9 am.
Gilberto, age 22, reported being physically abused and robbed by Border Patrol agents. While Gilberto and two others were locked in custody, agents hit them; one man was hit in the face. One man had 100 pesos taken from him and not returned. Another had a USB drive stolen along with $20 (US) and 100 pesos.
226. 7/19/2006, 12:15 pm.
Isadoro, age 20, reported being verbally and physically abused by Border Patrol officials. Isadoro was driving with friends when the police stopped them and called the Border Patrol. A Border Patrol agent hit Isadoro in the stomach. Another agent said, “Stupid asshole. Where are you from, assholes?” Isadoro and his friends were in custody for one day. Isadoro and others in custody repeatedly asked for food and water but did not receive any. They were not hit in the processing center but were insulted frequently. Isadoro witnessed that women and children also did not receive food or water. Before being deported, Isadoro had been working with three or four others in Phoenix for one year.
227. Nogales: 7/18/2006, 4:30 pm.
Seven people reported being physically and verbally abused by Border Patrol officers. Border Patrol kicked them and insulted them. They received little water and crackers. They said 80 people, men and women, were held in custody for two days. They reported that an agent they described as “Hispanic” was especially abusive. They were apprehended while walking in the desert and had been walking for one day and one night.
228. 8/3/2006, 8:20 pm.
One man reported being forced to lie down in standing water when he was apprehended by Border Patrol. He was part of a group of 13 men who were held in custody for 24 hours. Before being apprehended, they had walked in the desert for two days.
229. 8/2/2006, 12:50 am.
One man, age 22, reported being hit by a Border Patrol agent. Agents yelled at him and called him and others in custody “rats”. He was repatriated with twenty-eight other men, seven women, and eight children, ages three to twelve. They had been held in custody for 12 hours. They were given water but no food after spending four days in the desert.
230. 8/13/2006
One man reported being struck by the Border Patrol in the head. Two men and three women were held by the Border Patrol for 16 hours. Another man complained of stomach pains from his hunger.
231. Agua Prieta: 4/8/2006, 6:00 pm.
Jovita, from San Juan Saulta, Oaxaca, was physically and verbally abused by Border Patrol. Officers repeatedly told him that he was an “idiot” and an “asshole.” There were no witnesses. Jovita described one of the officers as “African American male, medium complexion, tall, with a tattoo on his forearm.”
232. Agua Prieta: 8/3/2006, 3 am.
Angel, from Guerrero, Mexico, reported being physically abused by Border Patrol agents. Agents told Angel and other members of his group to lie on the ground. An agent hit Angel in the head and he fell to the ground.
233. Agua Prieta: 8/4/2006, 4:25 am.
Jorge, from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, reported being hit in the stomach and shoved into a car by four Border Patrol agents.
234. Agua Prieta: 3/7/2006, 10 pm.
Jesús, from Mexico, reported being physically abused by Border Patrol agents. While he was put into custody, Jesus protested. An agent struck him in the knee and tackled him. The agent told him that he was being “a problem” and that they were “solving it.”
235. Nogales: 7/28/2006.
Ten men reported being beaten by Border Patrol agents.
236. Nogales: 7/30/2006, 4 pm.
A man reported being hit by a Border Patrol officer while in custody. He was repatriated with18 other men, five women, and one child, age two. They were given only water while held in custody for 24 hours. They had spent three days in the desert. They reported that their belongings were not returned to them.
237. Nogales: 7/25/2006, 12:45 am.
A group 46 men reported being pushed and having their hair pulled by Border Patrol officers. One man reported being hit in the face and this incident was corroborated by more than 12 other people. All of the men reported verbal abuse and being told to “shut-up”. The men reported spending 26 hours in custody without food.
238. Nogales: 7/25/2006, 10:30 am.
One man in a group of 32 people reported being handled roughly because he did not understand the instructions of the Border Patrol to put his hands on his head.
239. Nogales: 7/18/2006, 8:30 pm.
A group of people, 25 men and three women, reported being hit and pushed by Border Patrol agents during their time in custody. They spent one night at a Border Patrol processing center.
240. Agua Prieta: 8/7/2006.
Valentin, from Mexico, reported being physically abused by a Border Patrol official. Border Patrol agents encountered Valentin and other migrants in the desert. Valentin was sleeping and did not hear when the agents told him to come closer. A female officer with “O. Gutierrez” written on her badge threatened him, grabbed him by his throat and threatened him with her baton. There were two witnesses.
241. Agua Prieta: 10/8/2006.
Jesus, from Hermosillo, reported being hit several times by Border Patrol officers. He was repatriated with 11 other people. They were not given food or water in custody.
242. Agua Prieta: 8/15/2006.
Alejandro reported being hit by a Border Patrol car. He was taken to the Border Patrol processing center and put in a dirty cell for punishment and denied medical treatment. Alejandro arrived at the aid station with a deep wound in his knee and a possibly broken kneecap. He wanted to hire a lawyer to press charges but did not have enough money to do so. A group of 3 people reported being denied food, water, and medical care while in custody and being verbally and physically abused.
243. Agua Prieta: 8/13/2006, 2 am.
Gildardo, from Sinaloa, Mexico, reported being assaulted by Border Patrol agents when he was trying to cross from the U.S. into Mexico. He was hit in the head by a flashlight. Two other men, Eduardo and Ricardo, reported witnessing this incident. The men were detained for 24 hours before being repatriated at 2 am. They were given no food or medical care and continued to suffer physical and verbal abuse while in custody. Gildardo said, “I hope that justice is made with those racists.”
244. Agua Prieta: 8/15/2006.
A woman from Chiapas, Mexico, reported being hit by a male Border Patrol officer. She arrived at the aid station in tears. She was part of a group of 14 people that reported being cold and wet while in Border Patrol custody for eight hours and denied a change of clothes. They were also denied food and medical treatment. When one person asked for food, agents forced the person to change cells.
245. Agua Prieta.
Three men, Florentino, Antonio, and Salvador reported being physically abused by Border Patrol agents. The men encountered the agents in the desert. Florentino was sleeping and an agent came up and kicked him. Salvador was thrown on the ground. The agents then hit Florentino because they thought he was the guide.
246. Agua Prieta.
Marco reported that he and other people were dusted by a Border Patrol helicopter in the desert. The helicopter came down very low, almost on top of them. Marcos and the rest of his group were ordered to lie down with their chests on the ground. When Marco asked for water, he was insulted with vulgar words. Two agents were on motorbikes and one of them called Marco a “whore”. They stopped in front of him and acted like they would beat him and yelled at him and his group. The agent from the helicopter pulled one man by his feet. Marcos and 9 others were not given food for 12 hours in custody.
247. Agua Prieta.
Arturo reported being verbally abused by Border Patrol agents. Arturo and a group of six other people were stopped by the Border Patrol while trying to cross a road. The other six people fled while Arturo stayed. The agents drew guns when the migrants fled; four were caught. An agent tackled one of the migrants, held a gun to his head, and was verbally abusive. One agent was verbally abusive and used racial slurs. Arturo told the agent he would not run and was trying to cooperate. The agent, gun in hand, hit Arturo on the chest. Arturo was repatriated without any medical treatment and bruises were evident when Arturo arrived at the aid station.
248. Agua Prieta.
A young man reported being kicked in the back by a Border Patrol agent when he tried to run away. He was part of a group that did not receive food or water while they were in custody after spending two nights and one day in the desert with only one liter of water each. When the group told Border Patrol agents that there were four people (a woman named Elizabeth, her cousin, and two other men) a day behind the group in the desert with no water or food, the agents shrugged and refused to follow up.
249. 7/13/06, 3:28 pm.
Roy, from Guerrero, Mexico, reported being physically abused by Border Patrol. A Border Patrol agent hit Roy with a collapsed nightstick as he was running away. When Roy arrived at the No More Deaths aid station, he had a large jagged cut behind his left ear where the Border Patrol agent had hit him. Roy was deported from Phoenix where he worked at a car wash.
3.-see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
5.-see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
8. -see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
10. -see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
11. -see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
15.-see Denial of Water
30. -see Denial of Water
109. -see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
132.-see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
159.-see Processing Center Conditions
161.-see Processing Center Conditions
172.-see Verbal Abuse
173.-see Verbal Abuse
174.-see Verbal Abuse
182. -see Verbal Abuse
184. -see Verbal Abuse
190. -see Verbal Abuse
194. -see Verbal Abuse
251.-see Dangerous Transportation Practices
253. -see Dangerous Transportation Practices
255. -see Separation of Family
259.-see Separation of Family
260.-see Separation of Family
307. -see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
310. -see Failure to Return Belongings
315. -see Failure to Return Belongings
339. -see Failure to Return Belongings
344.-see Failure to Inform Migrants of their Rights
Dangerous Transportation Practices
250. Nogales: 11/23/07.
A 28-year-old man was repatriated without having had water or food since two days before his apprehension. Conditions on the bus were exceptionally cold, it was too full and there were no safety belts, and it was driven at an unsafe speed.
251. 7/25/2006, 8:49 am.
Juan, age 24, from Mexico City, Mexico, reported that Border Patrol agents turned on the heat in their van so that the high temperature caused Juan and others to get nosebleeds. There were 11 people packed into the back of the van. They could not breathe and were bathed in sweat. The Border Patrol agents did not give them any medical attention.
252. 8/3/2006, 4:57 pm.
Twenty-eight men, 16 women, and five children were held for 24 hours and given water but no food. Border Patrol agents were rude to them and while on the bus the air conditioning was on full blast. When the migrants asked that it be turned down, the agents yelled at them to “shut up.”
253. Nogales: 7/13/2006.
A group of migrants, including 15 men, four women, and one child, reported being “treated like animals” by Border Patrol agents. They reported having things thrown at them and being pushed and yelled at. They also reported that the agents drove dangerously fast, causing their heads to hit the sides of the transportation vehicle. They reported not being given food during their detention either.
254. Nogales: 7/15/2006, 4:20 pm.
A group of 31 men and four women were repatriated to the Nogales port of entry. They reported spending several hours in Border Patrol custody, where they did not receive food or water. They also reported being forced to spend hours in a 108-degree Border Patrol vehicle without air-conditioning. Four reported having blisters.
4.-see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
201.-see Physical Abuse
268. -see Repatriation of Vulnerable at Night
Separation of Family
255. Naco: 2/6/2008, 8 am.
A man, age 48, reported separation from family members and an untreated fracture in his left leg. He also reported a Border Patrol agent holding a gun to his face.
256. Naco: 1/9/2008, 11:20 pm.
A 24-year-old woman with two young children, ages two and four, was separated from the children’s father by the Border Patrol at the processing center. The children were sick, but did not receive any medical care, and reported a generally bad treatment during custody. Her husband, with whom she reunited at the migrant center, reported that he was denied food and water while in custody. The family was repatriated late in the night, well after dark.
257. Naco: 1/30/2008, 4 pm.
A 30-year-old man reported being separated from the four relatives with whom he was traveling before being deported alone.
258. Nogales: 1/25/2008, midday.
A 26-year old man reported being intentionally separated from his cousin by Border Patrol; they were then repatriated to different cities.
259. Nogales: 8/7/2006, 8:40 am.
Luis Fernando, age 24, from Chihuahua, Mexico, reported physical and verbal abuse by Border Patrol agents. Border Patrol agents chased Luis and his brother; when they dropped to the ground to turn themselves in, a Border Patrol agent grabbed his brother’s head and slammed it into the ground 3 times and then put his foot on his brother’s head. The agent said “fuck you” several times. The brothers were handcuffed and taken to the Border Patrol truck. Luis fell on the way, but the agent did not express concern. Luis and his brother were separated while in custody. He was told that his brother was deported first. The brothers were going to Phoenix.
260. 7/16/2006, 9:31 am.
Norma Galicia, age 21, reported being physically and verbally abused by Border Patrol agents. Agents pointed a pistol at Norma and her children and threw them toward Border Patrol dogs. While in custody, the agents denied them food and one official threatened to take Norma’s children away from her. The agents kicked them and denied them medical attention. Norma had blisters on her feet.
261. Nogales: 8/4/2006, 8:50 am.
Twelve men and two women were repatriated; after five days of walking they were held for 24 hours and given only water and crackers. The 17-year-old nephew of one man was separated from him; one woman was two months pregnant, nauseated and alone with two children; her husband had been killed in the desert previously.
262. Agua Prieta: 8/16/2006, 3 am.
Jacobo was held by the Border Patrol for 36 hours before being repatriated in the middle of the night. He was not given ‘real’ food, only crackers, and provided no medical care; he also was not released with the rest of his family members, who were only detained for 10 or 12 hours. He also reported that Border Patrol agents “usan nombres malas” [use bad names] when referring to migrants.
263. Agua Prieta.
Efrain was stopped by the Border Patrol with his sister, Rosa, age 16, after having crossed through Altar. In custody, they were separated, even though Efrain and Rosa insisted that they were family. Efrain was deported to Agua Prieta at 2:30 pm on Wednesday—they had been detained at 8:30 am on Monday. Efrain was not told what would happen to Rosa and received no information about what happened to her- whether she was taken to Nogales, was still in custody, would be prosecuted, or was in the care of the consulate. It is likely they were repatriated through different ports, as Efrain was transported by Border Patrol a long distance, causing a minor to be separated from her family.
264. Agua Prieta.
Arturo was separated from his cousin, Jesus, with whom he traveled. The agents did not permit him to get near his cousin nor to find out any information about him.
265. Naco: 3/14/2008 4 pm.
A male, age 51, reported being separated from his cousin, who was being held for further investigation. He was denied sufficient food while detained.
120.-see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
164. -see Verbal Abuse
200.-see Physical Abuse
Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
266. Naco: 1/9/2008, 11:20 pm.
Two boys, ages 14 and 16, were repatriated after dark. According to Border Patrol Memoranda of Understanding they should have been handed over to the Mexican Consulate’s custody. Additionally, they received inadequate food and water while in detention, which they reported to be exceptionally cold.
267. Nogales: 8/8/2006, 11:00 pm.
A woman named Guadalupe reported being deported without accompaniment after 10:00 pm.
268. Nogales: 7/20/2006, 2 am.
Myra, from Acapulco, Mexico, reported being verbally abused and witnessing physical abuse by Border Patrol agents. When she was apprehended, an agent said, “Here are the stupid dogs.” Myra witnessed her friend being kicked by an agent. She and 13 others were put into one van by the Border Patrol. They were not given any food or water while in custody..
269. Agua Prieta: 8/27/2006, 4:30 am.
Maria, four other women and two children were repatriated after six hours in Border Patrol custody. They were denied access to food, water, or medical care before being deported at 4:30 am.
270. Nogales: 8/2/2006, 12:30 am.
Twenty-five men and one woman were repatriated in the middle of the night after being held by Border Patrol for 14 hours. They had spent between two and five days in the desert, and some received crackers or dried beans while others received nothing to eat at all. Several needed treatment for blisters.
271. Nogales: 8/4/2006, 3:20 am.
Seventeen men, 18 women, and eight children ranging from two to 12 years old were repatriated in the middle of the night. The Border Patrol called one man a “motherfucker” and shouted harshly, demanding they get up quickly; in custody, they were given water and crackers. They had been walking in the desert for between three and seven days. Several had been in the desert a week and drinking water from the cattle tanks; a 12-year-old girl had a fever of 99.9 degrees and had been vomiting. Others had stomachaches, fever and chills.
272. Nogales: 8/4/2006, 2:30 am.
Four men and five women were repatriated in the middle of the night; after four days in the desert, they received only water and freeze-dried beef food packets and they arrived at the aid station with untreated blisters.
273. Nogles: 8/3/2006, 9:30 pm.
Three men, seven women, five teenagers and three children ages 3-12 were repatriated after dark. They were in custody for six hours, given no water or food, and had personal belongings thrown away and IDs and documents stolen. The processing center was very cold and Border Patrol agent Chavarria screamed at them when they did not understand his directions.
274. Nogales: 8/2/2006, 4 am.
Thirty-five men and three women were repatriated in the middle of the night; after three days in the desert and one day in custody they had only received water once. Their belongings were not returned to them
275. Nogales: 8/9/2006, 12:10 am.
Seven men and five women were repatriated in the middle of the night.
276. Nogales:8/9/2006, 12:30 am.
Forty men and eight women were repatriated in the middle of the night after being held for 24 hours.
277. Nogales: 8/9/2006.
Forty-two men and two women were repatriated in the middle of the night after being held for 30 hours.
278. Nogales: 8/13/2006, 11:00 pm.
Seven men, five women and two young boys, were repatriated in the middle of the night. They had been detained at a hotel in Mesa by the police, who then passed them on to the border patrol.
279. Nogales: 8/13/2006, 11:00 pm.
Three men, five women, four young boys ranging from ages 11 to 17 years old, were repatriated in the middle of the night. They had been spent four days traveling in the desert, and three of the individuals reported having blisters.
280. Nogales: 8/13/2006, 2:00 am.
Two men and two 12-year-old girls were repatriated in the middle of the night.
281. Nogales: 8/13/2006, 2:15 am.
Sixteen men and two women were repatriated in the middle of the night.
282. Nogales: 8/13/2006, 2:30 am.
Two men, one woman and two boys, one who was six years old and another teenager, were repatriated in the middle of the night. They received no food while detained, just water.
283. Nogales: 8/13/2006, 3:40 am.
Nine men and a young boy, age nine, were repatriated in the middle of the night.
284. Nogales: 8/17/2006, 2:00 am.
Seven men, one woman, and one minor, age 17, were repatriated in the middle of the night.
285. Nogales: 8/15/2006, 2:15 am.
Four men and one woman were repatriated in the middle of the night.
286. Nogales: 8/19/2006, 2:00 am.
Eighteen men and one woman were repatriated in the middle of the night.
287. Nogales: 8/18/2006, 11:34 pm.
Fifteen men and one woman were repatriated in the middle of the night.
288. Nogales: 8/15/2006, 1:25 am.
Eight men, two women, a 10-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl were repatriated in the middle of the night after having been in the desert for four days.
289. Nogales: 8/15/2006, 2:15 am.
Four men and one woman were repatriated in the middle of the night.
290. Nogales: 8/11/08, 9:30 pm.
Twelve women and two children reported being repatriated at night.
291. Nogales: 8/10/06, 2 am.
Two women and a young boy were repatriated in the middle of the night.
292. Nogales: 8/11/06, 8:30 am.
Thirty-five men and six-teen women reported being yelled at and told to keep moving and not to fall behind while in custody.
293. Nogales: 7/25/06, 2:45 am.
Three women and three children, including a two-year-old were repatriated in the middle of the night. They reported that they were not given food while in detention. They also reported that their personal belongings, which were confiscated upon apprehension, were not returned to them upon repatriation.
294. Nogales: 7/25/06, 3 am.
Ten women were repatriated in the middle of the night. They were repatriated along with twenty-two men, one of which reported feeling nauseated upon arrival at the aid station.
295. Nogales: 7/27/26, 2 am.
Twenty-two men and one woman were repatriated in the middle of the night.
296. Nogales: 7/28/06, 1 am.
Twelve men and three young teenage boys were deported in the middle of the night, after being held for a day.
297. Nogales: 7/30/06, 11:30 pm.
Two men, three women, one of whom was seven-months pregnant, and two children, a boy and girl ages five and seven were repatriated late at night. A woman reported living in Tucson for five years before being apprehended, along with her children, by the Border Patrol. Her husband was not notified of her apprehension. It was too late to be placed in a shelter when they arrived. One male reported suffering a broken arm. Another reported suffering a stomach infection.
298. Nogales: 7/31/06, 1:34 am.
Seven men and a woman were repatriated in the middle of the night.
299. Nogales: 8/1/06, 12:10 am.
Eleven men and two women were repatriated late in the night.
300. Nogales: 6/25/06 12:05am.
Four women and five children between the ages of six and twelve were repatriated late in the night. They reported immediately being harassed upon getting off the Border Patrol transportation bus.
301. Nogales: 6/25/2006, 1:20 am.
A group of migrants, all women and children, were repatriated in the middle of the night. The group included seven women and seven children between the ages of six and ten. They reported being detained between 12 and 24 hours, and having received no food.
302. Nogales: 6/25/2006, 10:00 pm.
A group of six men and two women were repatriated to the Nogales port of entry. They were not given food during their time in detention.
303. Nogales: 6/26/2006, 12:50 am.
Four women and two small girls were repatriated to Nogales despite the increased danger for women and children alone at night. They were repatriated along with 44 other men. They reported that only some of the migrants were given food and water during detention.
304. Nogales: 6/26/2006.
Fifteen women, three small children under the age of six and two infants were deported at night.
305. Nogales: 7/13/2006, 4:30 am.
Four women were repatriated to Nogales in spite of the increased dangers to woman, children, and vulnerable populations at night.
306. Nogales: 7/14/2006, 11:00 pm.
Eleven men and one minor, age 17, were repatriated to the port of entry in Nogales.
307. Agua Prieta: 7/24/2006, 10:30 pm.
Juan and Susana were held eight hours without any food. They crossed at 1:30 pm, 7/24/06, and were caught immediately. The second agent with whom they had contact, spoke Spanish like from the Caribe region, though not well. Neither his badge nor his name were visible but he wore a uniform and was of African descent; he was rough with them; he was also at the processing center in Douglas. They were held from 2-10 pm without receiving any food at all, before being repatriated at 10:19 pm. The agent told a girl who was detained with Susana (in the same cell) to wake up, that she wasn’t there to sleep.
308. Agua Prieta.
Three unaccompanied teens, Jesús, José, y Maria, ages 15 and 16, and two young girls (two or three years old) were returned at 12:50 am. All had been given water, but no food. The young girls were with their parents.
309. Agua Prieta.
Maria and Jesus were repatriated at 12:30 am, along with another woman traveling alone with her six-month-old baby. She had requested food and a blanket for the child from the Border Patrol; in spite of the fact that the child was visibly shivering, the agents did not respond.
22. -see Denial of Water
133.-see Failure to Provide Medical Treatment
237. -see Physical Abuse
253. -see Dangerous Transportation Practices
256.-see Separation of Family
337. -see Failure to Return Belongings
Failure to Return Belongings
310. 8/1/2006, 9:40 am.
Nicolas, age 32, from Mexico City, Mexico, reported being taunted by Border Patrol agents. The Border Patrol confiscated his bag and refused to return it. He was taken to Tucson before being deported and arrived at the aid station tired, with blisters on his feet.
311. Naco: 1/30/08, 10 am.
A male, age 20, reported that a Border Patrol agent took one of his shoes and did not return it.
312. Naco: 2/19/08, 4 pm.
A male, age 37, reported that a Border Patrol agent took his birth certificate and ID and tore them up. No food or water was provided.
313. Naco: 4/29/08, 1:45 pm.
A male, age 27, reported that a Border Patrol agent grabbed the holy metal around his neck and acting like he was going to strangle him. The agent also took all of his possessions except the clothes the migrant was wearing and did not return them. He also was not proved with food or sufficient water.
314. 8/2/2006, 8:40 am.
Sergio reported that Border Patrol confiscated his cell phone and refused to return it.
315. Nogales: 8/22/2006, 9 am.
Monica, age 18, reported having her Mexican identification papers confiscated by Border Patrol and never returned to her.
316. Nogales: 8/4/2006, 8:00 am.
Simón and Feliciano reported that Border Patrol agents confiscated their identification and their important phone numbers. They did not have other identification. The expressed feeling aches and pains.
317. 6/22/2006, 10 am.
Five men from Caborca, Sonora, Mexico, ranging in age from 17 to 27, reported having their personal items confiscated by Border Patrol and never returned to them. One man said, “They threw all our belongings into the trash and gave us back our empty bags.” One man had $300 worth of his clothes thrown away. All five men were taken into custody after being dusted by a helicopter.
318. 8/22/2006, 3:30 am.
A man from East Los Angeles, California, reported being deported from the U.S. despite possessing legal papers and a driver’s license. The man was vacationing in Phoenix. A friend asked him to give another friend a ride to Tucson from Phoenix. A Border Patrol agent pulled over the man. The man had papers and a license but the other man did not. The Border Patrol agent told him that transporting unauthorized people was a crime and took his papers and license. A drug dog tore up the car after smelling marijuana but there were no drugs in the car. The car was impounded and both men were apprehended. They were detained for 6 hours and only fed a few peanut butter crackers and then deported. The man had no way of getting back to the U.S. except “how everyone else does.” He said a Border Patrol agent told him this entailed “finding a coyote.”
319. 7/21/2006, 9:38 am.
A girl, age 14, reported being denied sufficient food and water and witnessed physical abuse by Border Patrol. The Border Patrol confiscated her backpack and left her without a coat to wear. She reported that Border Patrol gave her only water, juice and crackers while she was in custody for a long time. She saw Border Patrol agents hitting people in custody.
320. 7/15/2006.
Pedro, age 29, reported being denied food while in custody of Border Patrol for 24 hours. The Border Patrol agents threw away the food that he had with him in the desert. Pedro said his feet were in pain.
321. Nogales: 7/3/2006, 9:45am.
Pastor, age 41, reported that Border Patrol agents confiscated his Mexican identification documents, including his driver’s license, without returning them. They also took his hat, glasses, clothing and tennis shoes and failed to return them.
322. Nogales: 8/5/2006.
Fifteen men, twenty women, and two children reported that some of them were given only water during processing, no food, and some given were given nothing. They had been walking for four days in the desert. The Border Patrol agents threw out their papers and IDs.
323. Nogales: 8/16/2006.
Thirty-six men and ten women were repatriated. They reported their belongings not being returned by Border Patrol.
324. Nogales: 8/16/2006, 3:45 pm.
Forty-five men reported being repatriated without Border Patrol returning their belongings.
325. Nogales: 8/16/2006, 3 pm.
Ten men and one woman, held for seven hours in a processing center, reported being repatriated without their belongings returned.
326. Nogales: 8/18/2006, 9 am.
Thirty-nine men, ten women, and three children ages ten to 14, reported being held for 23 hours and then repatriated without their belongings.
327. Nogales: 8/10/2006, 12:15 am.
Nine men were repatriated in the middle of the night after being detained for two days. They had been given hot faucet water with their food. They reported being treated roughly by Border Patrol with the handcuffs. Their ID’s were also taken from them and not returned.
328. Nogales: 8/15/2006, 8:49 am.
Forty men, 19 women and three children, ages five to 12, were repatriated. They had been kept at the processing center for 24 hours and given water and one sandwich. Two migrants complained of nausea. They were repatriated without their belongings.
329. Nogales: 8/15/2006, 10:10 am.
Eighteen men reported being repatriated without their belongings. Some also had severe blisters on their feet.
330. Nogales: 8//16/2006, 6pm.
Seventeen men and four women were repatriated after being held for 12 hours; some had severe blisters on their feet, and all reported belongings being confiscated that were not returned to them upon repatriation.
331. Nogales: 8/17/2006, 4:45 pm.
Twenty-three men and six women were repatriated and some had severe blisters on their feet, and all reported belongings being confiscated that were not returned to them upon repatriation.
332. Nogales: 8/23/2006, 4:10 pm.
Seven men were deported who had been living in the United States, after an ICE raid on a Quinceañera birthday party. Their cell phones were confiscated and not returned.
333. Nogales: 6/23/2006, 11:30 pm.
Nine men were repatriated and one man reported that he had been in a rollover. Several of the men had bad cuts. Their belongings were confiscated and not returned.
334. Nogales: 7/30/2006, 8:15 am.
Thirty-six men and nine women were repatriated without their belongings, which had been confiscated by Border Patrol.
335. Nogales: 7/30/2006, 9 am.
Fifty men reported at The Border Patrol took and threw out their identification documents.
336. Nogales: 7/31/2006, 3:40 pm.
Fifty men and 14 women reported being given only water after being in the desert for three days. They were held in custody 15 hours and their belongings were taken and not returned.
337. Nogales: 6/26/2006, 2:33 am.
A male had his cellular phone taken and not returned while in the processing center. He reported spending two hours in Border Patrol custody. Six women were repatriated in his group in spite of the increase danger at night.
338. Nogales: 7/19th/2006, 8:30 am.
Fifteen men, twelve women, and three children, ages one, four and 14, were repatriated after being kept for 24 hours in the processing center. Agents took away their identification documents and did not return them upon repatriation.
339. Agua Prieta.
Jose reported being violently pushed by a Border Patrol agent, who also took his voter registration card and did not return it.
340. Nogales: 8/20/07 9:20 am.
A baker from Hermosillo reported that he has a visa to go shopping in the US; at the Mariposa Port of Entry, an officer accused him of lying and took his visa from him. The officer threatened him with five years’ jail time, searched him, took his fingerprints, and then released him without returning the visa.
341. Nogales: 2/13/2006, 6 pm.
Alfonso, 45, and his wife Julia, from Puebla, reported a failure to provide sufficient water and food. They were given several gallons of water to share between 20 people, and one packet of crackers for all the females to share. Conditions in the processing were extremely cold and dirty, the women were given only two blankets to share, and all of their outer clothing to keep warm was removed and confiscated.
1. -see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
2. -see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
6. -see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
7. -see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
9. -see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
107. -see Failure to Provide Medical Care
126. -see Failure to Provide Medical Care
130. - see Failure to Provide Medical Care
163. -see Processing Center Conditions
173.-see Verbal Abuse
219. -see Physical Abuse
221. -see Physical Abuse
222. -see Physical Abuse
225. -see Physical Abuse
236. -see Physical Abuse
273.-see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
274. -see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
293 -see Repatriation of Vulnerable Populations at Night
344.-see Failure to Inform Migrants of their Rights
345. -see Failure to Inform Migrants of their Rights
Failure to Inform Migrants of their Rights
342. Naco: 1/19/2008, 6 pm.
A group of twelve people--three women and nine men--reported being detained for five hours without receiving any food. One of the men was a minor, although he was repatriated as though he was an adult and not handed over to the Mexican Consulate. Additionally, the processing center was kept exceptionally cold.
343. Nogales: 11/23/2007, 9 pm.
A 19-year-old male reported being kept in a processing center that was extremely cold. Additionally, he did not understand his right to see a lawyer and was not given sufficient food or water.
344. Nogales: 8/4/2006, 9:15 am.
A group of three men and nine women were repatriated after being in Border Patrol custody for 16 hours. The agents had thrown away their backpacks and yelled at them; when they told one man to get up and he didn’t, a Border Patrol agent kicked him in the eye with his boot. Two women had untreated blisters and another was forced to sign a document in English that she did not understand. When she asked, the agents refused to tell her what she was signing.
345. Nogales: 11/23/07.
A male, age 21, reported being denied water in spite of his repeated requests. He was also forced to sign papers he did not understand as they were not provided in Spanish, and his belongings were taken and not returned.
2. -see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
7. -see Failure to Respect Basic Dignity
182. -see Verbal Abuse
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