Border patrol agents threatened migrant children with death, sexual abuse, ACLU says
Migrant children in custody of United States Customs and Border Protection officers were routinely beaten, kicked and shocked with Tasers, and some were threatened with sexual violence or death, according to a report released Wednesdayby the American Civil Liberties Union.
The documents detail allegations made by migrant children who say that border patrol agents used unnecessary and illegal force in detaining them between 2009 and 2014. The children's accounts include brutal, detailed accusations of physical and mental abuse allegedly suffered at the hands of the officers.
The ACLU also alleges that CBP leadership knew of the sharp rise in complaints against its officers and did nothing to stop the abusive practices. The report is based on 30,000 pages of government documents released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request and lawsuit.
Most of the children in the report were coming to the U.S. from Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
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