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Guatemalteco fue baleado en Arizona por agente fronterizo

The Associated Press | Fecha: 12/08/2011 | Fuente: Univision.com

SELLS, Arizona- Un agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza baleó de muerte a un guatemalteco en el sur de Arizona después que el inmigrante sin permiso de residencia presuntamente lo atacó.

El tiroteo fue el más reciente de varios este año que han incrementado las tensiones en la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos.

Julia Guzmán, cónsul de Guatemala en Arizona, dijo que el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional le envió a su gobierno un resumen de los hechos, que comenzaron cuando agentes fronterizos encontraron un grupo de inmigrantes no autorizados.

Parents of Mexican Teen Killed by Border Patrol File Suit

(posted from VivirLatino Blog)

January 28, 2011

When 15 year old Sergio Adrian Hernandez-Huereca was shot and killed by the U.S. Border Patrol last summer, there was a rush to kill the Mexican youth again, by killing his reputation, by saying he deserved what he got, that is bullets to meet rocks that in all likelihood he didn’t even throw. There was a rush to label him a smuggler, a criminal, as if that justified an extralegal shooting into Mexican territory. The name of the agent that fired the lethal bullet has never been released, just like the name of the Border Patrol agent who shot and killed Ramses Barron Torres has not been released. Well the parents of Sergio Adrian Hernandez-Huereca just filed a lawsuit against the United States and this could be a step towards justice.

Justice is not the $25 million dollars asked for in the civil suit, but rather the process that goes with the civil suit that could force information from the U.S. Government, who has gone out of it’s way to protect Border Patrol Agents who kill unarmed Mexicans, perhaps in Mexican territory.

“Part of this lawsuit seeks to require the government to turn over the border camera video and see it and get a better look at it,” said Bob Hilliard, attorney for Sergio’s family.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in El Paso, names the Department of Homeland Security, The U.S. Border Patrol, the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and an “unnamed agent” of the U.S. Border Patrol as defendants.

“The parents are hopeful that the main thing they get is an accounting of the Border Patrol’s conduct,” Hilliard said, adding he is hoping that criminal charges will be filed against the agent.

Mexico sends human rights inspectors to border #SB1070

MEXICO CITY — Mexico's National Human Rights Commission said Monday it is sending inspectors to U.S. border crossings to monitor deportations that might result if Arizona's new immigration law goes into effect as planned Thursday.

The law is being challenged by the U.S. government in court, but the federal judge hearing the case hasn't indicated whether she might agree to the challenge's request that the measure be put on hold.

The government's rights commission said monitors will be stationed at border gates in Tijuana across from California, Nogales next to Arizona and Ciudad Juarez and Reynosa across from Texas to ensure migrants are treated properly.

"The implementation of the Arizona Law SB1070 represents a threat to migrants' full exercise of their human rights," the commission said in a statement. "The law violates the principles of nondiscrimination, equality before the law and freedom from arbitrary arrest."

Yaqui traditional healers verbally abused in southern Arizona

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

From Jose Matus, Yaqui, director, Indigenous Alliance without Borders

RED ALERT! - Yaqui Traditional Healers from Rio Yaqui Sonora, Mexico and Pascua Yaqui Staff were verbally abused and mistreated in a rrestaurant in Tumacacori, Arizona.

I am sharing this unfortunate incident with all of you to make you aware of the mistreatment of our Yaqui Women in Tumacacori. I will be meeting with the staff person that reported this incident to the Alianza Indigena to further document and take action action against this establishment.

Be aware you people of Color don't eat in Tumacacori!

Jose R. Matus, Alianza Indigena Sin Fronteras

Racial Profiling and Verbal Abuse of our Tribal People in Tumacacori

By Amalia Reyes

Good Afternoon Everyone,

I want to share with you an event that took place yesterday in Tumacacori around 6:00 p.m or so, where our tribal people, three who were from Rio Yaqui were yelled at and called “dumb Mexicans” and “mal educados”, by people who own a Greek restaurant in that small town, across from the Tumacacori National Park.

I had volunteered to drive to pick up our traditional healers from Rio Yaqui who were coming to the reservation for the Traditional Healing program in the Alternative Medicine Department. They were safely picked up at the bus station and we crossed into the U.S. My co-worker and I were tired and wanted a cup of coffee before we began the trip back to the Pascua Pueblo Reservation.

I drove into Tumacacori, hoping to get some coffee and found this restaurant. It said Gyros and it was open, so we stopped. The gentleman who approached me as I got out said that they did have coffee, but “not to go”, hence we went into the restaurant to sit down drink some coffee.

As we entered, we noticed that they seem to stare a little bit extra at us, as we were dressed in our traditional clothing. Two of us went into the restrooms while three of us were getting ready to be seated. The two traditional healers were standing, when the 60 year old woman, who was the waitress told them that they needed to buy something if they wanted to use the restaurant and gave us a harsh look. Our healers do not speak English.

Is #Mexican teen killed at #border the Emmett Till of #immigration fight?

By Dr. John D. Márquez
8:11 AM on 06/14/2010

An unidentified relative of 15 year old Sergio Adrian Hernandez Huereka stands over his coffin at his home during his wake in the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, late Tuesday June 8, 2010. (AP Photo)

On June 7, a 15-year-old Mexican citizen named Sergio Adrian Hernandez Huereca was shot to death by a border patrol agent near the El Paso-Juarez port of entry. He was allegedly hanging out near the Rio Grande with a group of friends when U.S. Border Patrol agents began firing at him and others near him. Their rationale, reportedly, was that someone was throwing rocks at them while they attempted to detain a few "illegal" immigrants who were fleeing back into Mexico. The .40 caliber bullet that killed Sergio entered his head at close range near his eye. He died instantly. He allegedly never crossed into U.S. territory.

I lost my youngest brother when he was that same age. Those kinds of deaths can rip into a family and psychologically wound them like no crisis can. So it broke my heart to consider what that family might be going through. It bothered me even more to presume how Sergio's death might be rationalized by the U.S. Border Patrol Agency and other American officials. This has indeed been the case, as their response casts blame on Sergio for his own death and attempts to garner sympathy for those officers who shot and killed him.

Demand Accountability for the Border Patrol's Killing of Sergio Hernandez - Call on the White House to investigate NOW!

Dear Friends and Allies:

On Monday evening,  14-year-old  Sergio Adrian Hernandez Huereca was shot and killed by a Border Patrol Officer at an international bridge near downtown El Paso, Texas. The boy was unarmed, but the officer claims he used deadly force in self-defense. Meanwhile, witnesses claim that Sergio was running from the agent when lethal bullet struck his head..

Currently, the Federal Bureau of Investigations in El Paso, Texas, is investigating the incident, and you can view their press release here.

However, we are calling on the White House to conduct an independent investigation of the killing.

• We demand an investigation that doesn’t start by equating the issue of immigration with border violence and drug trafficking.
• We demand the Obama administration to understand that there is a human rights crisis on the border and the overwhelming majority of immigrants crossing into the U.S. are victims, not perpetrators, of that crisis.
• We demand President Obama to stop appeasing the far right fringe with enforcement-first immigration policy (he recently promised 1,200 National Guard Troops and a request for $500 million for border enforcement).

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Border Death: Time for Action! Interview w/ Ron Gochez #Immigration Reform Now!

TheAlyonaShow — June 10, 2010 — The outrage continues to grow over the death of a 15 year old Mexican boy, who was fatally shot by US Border Patrol agents. The border patrol agent claims that he shot the boy while surrounded by rock throwing suspects, but a new cell phone video of the event, seems to prove otherwise. The boy's body was found on the Mexican side of the border, but there is still debate as to what side of the border the agent was on when he fired the gun. While the investigation is underway, perhaps one of the more alarming aspects of this story is that shortly after, there was what has been described as a standoff between Mexican police and the U.S. Border Patrol. This makes us ask how much worse the tensions will get in the future, as the number of killings on the border continues to rise. Alyona talks to Ron Gochez, School Teacher & Community Activist.

(via TheAlyonaShow on Youtube.com)