(Deming) – Immigrant advocates are complaining about U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers' actions toward residents along the U.S.-Mexico border in New Mexico and El Paso.
A coalition of advocacy groups said Tuesday they filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security alleging at least 13 residents have experienced abuse, ranging from being falsely accused of being prostitutes to having legal documents seized for no reason.
The complaint says the officers have harassed border crossers with legal documents and threatened retaliation when the residents promised to file complaints.
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico Regional Center for Border Rights and other groups in New Mexico and Texas want the allegations investigated.
A spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General did not immediately respond to an email from the Associated Press.
A coalition of advocacy groups said Tuesday they filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security alleging at least 13 residents have experienced abuse, ranging from being falsely accused of being prostitutes to having legal documents seized for no reason.
The complaint says the officers have harassed border crossers with legal documents and threatened retaliation when the residents promised to file complaints.
The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico Regional Center for Border Rights and other groups in New Mexico and Texas want the allegations investigated.
A spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General did not immediately respond to an email from the Associated Press.
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