By Renee Hickman Feb 11 (Reuters) – A Chicago woman shot multiple times by a Border Patrol agent plans to sue the agent and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after a trove of evidence was released that casts doubt on the Trump administration’s account of the incident, her lawyers said at a news conference … Read more
In a congressional hearing on Tuesday, the Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) read aloud text messages from an immigration agent who bragged about shooting a Chicago woman last year. On October 4, a Customs and Border Protection agent Charles Exum a shot Marimar Martinez five times in Brighton Park during the Department of Homeland Security’s Operation … Read more
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said Thursday there is a “very strong case” to charge the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer who shot Alex Pretti multiple times Saturday with voluntary manslaughter. “I see a case that requires a state investigation and requires a state determination as to whether prosecution is warranted,” Shapiro said at … Read more
The two Republican senators who President Donald Trump considered “losers” for saying that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem needed to step down have hit back at the president. “I’m kind of excited to be called a ‘loser,’” said Senator Thom Tillis The Independentt. “Apparently that qualifies me to be DHS secretary AND senior adviser to … Read more