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A survey of deportees in Nogales, Sonora, shows elevated levels of stress, abuse, and trauma among people detained and removed from the United States. Read more about the report here.

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Shooting Case Confirms Lack of Accountability Within Border Patrol

by No More Deaths on Apr 6, 2012 • No Comments
A Border Patrol agent is facing a civil suit on behalf of Jesús Enrique Castro Romo, a resident of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico who was shot by the agent in November 2010 while he lay face down on the ground. The agent, Abel Canales, also faces a federal indictment on charges of accepting brides to repeatedly…

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