The Supreme Court issued a decision today affirming the dismissal of a lawsuit by the family of a murdered child seeking damages from the agent who shot him across the U.S border. Below is our response.
“This decision will further embolden already lawless Border Patrol agents operating near and along the border. Shutting the courthouse doors and failing to hold these agents accountable for clearly unconstitutional actions – like the murder of an unarmed child...
will only encourage further bad acts by those within Customs and Border Protection (CBP), an agency responsible for extensive and well-documented abuses.
Under the encouragement of this administration, CBP’s actions and tactics have become increasingly aggressive and cruel, leaving a trail of victims. This is a dark day for justice.” - SPLC's Melissa Crow
