A Democratic lawmaker from New Mexico claims his office received reports about U.S. Border Patrol agents getting on a school bus in the state, saying they "harassed" students as they headed to a swimming event.
Concretely, Rep. Gave Vasquez said that, according to the reports, agents went on the bus after stopping a driver at a checkpoint. "The situation escalated after agents questioned the driver, who was unable to respond in English. Rather than de-escalating, an agent proceeded to board the bus, ignored attempts by coaches to explain the situation, and demanded information from the students, leaving them rattled and shaken," Vasquez's office detailed. "Harassing and frightening children does not make New Mexico safer," his office added.
