The Video That Changed the Narrative of a Fatal Beating on the Border Ashley Young became part of a growing legion to bear witness to state violence at the hands of U.S. immigration officials. Capital & Main · Mar 17
From SoCal to Minneapolis, Fatal Encounters Show Impunity of Immigration Officials, Advocates Say To activists, the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti echo two controversial killings in San Diego under Rodney Scott’s watch. Capital & Main · Mar 2
Trump’s Nominee to Head Customs and Border Protection Could Be Implicated in Alleged Cover-Up Rodney Scott led the U.S. Border Patrol sector in San Diego when officials killed immigrant Anastasio Hernández Rojas. Capital & Main · Apr 28, 2025
Social media isn’t the only cause of mental health woes among Texas youth, advocates say Social media’s danger on youth mental health has captured the attention of Texas lawmakers, at times, eclipsing focus on bigger threats — provider shortages and funding cuts to programs. The Texas Tribune · Jan 27, 2025
Report: Data from 2022 California traffic stops shows 'pervasive pattern' of racial profiling While Black people make up 5.4% of California’s population, law enforcement agencies reported that they accounted for 12.5% of traffic stops in 2022 The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2024
Activists turn backs on US officials as UN-backed human rights review of United States wraps up Dozens of activists who champion LGBTQ, indigenous peoples’ and reproductive rights or campaign against discrimination have turned their backs in a silent protest in Geneva The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
The nation's largest federal law enforcement agency has new use-of-force rules. How much will change? SAN DIEGO — Last year, in an effort to fulfill his campaign promises of bold criminal justice reform, President Joe Biden issued an executive order he said would increase accountability for federal law enforcement agencies. Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2023
More families call for investigations into special Border Patrol units accused of cover-ups SAN DIEGO — More families whose loved ones were killed by border officials are calling for investigations into secretive Border Patrol units that have been accused of covering up what really happened in use-of-force cases. Tribune News Service · May 7, 2022