NEW DMCA BLOG BY DMCA PARTNER DAVID ARMENDARIZ: BORDER PATROL AND THE UNLAWFUL USE OF FORCE

The Border Patrol (BP) is the federal law enforcement agency whose functions were previously performed by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). It is now part of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), an agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The last couple of years have been tough for the Border Patrol. The use of deadly force by BP agents and CBP officers has drawn increased public and congressional scrutiny. Earlier this year, CBP fought to avoid the release of a highly critical report (http://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/PERFReport.pdf) by a law-enforcement panel of its use-of-force practices, releasing it only after it ... Read more