Cross-Border Killings - Fault Lines

Fault Lines investigates the lack of accountability when U.S. Border Patrol agents shoot across international lines, killing Mexican citizens in their own country.
In October 2012, a US Border Patrol agent fired through the 20 foot steel fence separating Nogales, Arizona from Nogales, Mexico and killed an unarmed 16-year-old Mexican boy with 10 bullets through his body. This was not an isolated incident by a rogue agent, but just the latest in a string of cross-border shootings that raise serious questions about oversight and accountability of the Border Patrol. In the last three years, Border Patrol agents have killed 6 Mexican citizens on their native soil, firing through the border to threaten and injure even more. One man was shot while picnicking with his family on the banks of the Rio Grande. Another 15 year-old-boy was hit between the eyes with a bullet for allegedly throwing rocks. None of these cases has led to any known disciplinary action or criminal charges against the border police, and US courts have rejected claims made by victims’ families, asserting that Mexican citizens do not have the same constitutional protections as US citizens, effectively giving the agents carte blanche to act with impunity. Fault Lines travels to the border town of Nogales - presently the nexus for this increasingly lawless law enforcement - to meet the Mexican families who have lost their young sons at the hands of US agents who many accuse of being immune from the law.
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[@JoeBlow-8080]

don't bring rocks to a gun fight!

[@marconius101]

You don't even have to graduate high school to become a Border Guard.?

[@Richierich1285]

ITS NOT ONLY BORDER PATROL THAT GETS AWAY WITH MURDER LIKE THIS ITS ANY FORM OF AMERICAN LAW INFORCEMENT

[@mczenk5095]

Don't assault border patrol and you won't die.

[@danniaddams5502]

3:08

[@bajamcguide]

So many hateful comments here. Makes me feel sad to know that these kind of people exist in my country.

[@chloet182]

I can’t blame the boarder officers refusing to take part ...the director had already made up what the story was ...irregardless of the truth!! Three deaths is three to many !! The reason why more haven’t been.mudered because they defend themselves and neutralise a threat ! How would you like it if you where doing your job and people were throwing boulders at your head in a attept to KILL YOU ! ...it’s by no means an “overreaction” there is a threat to life they are not the criminals here !! Most bias one sided crap 🙄 Even if they took part and told of how he was a thug that tried to wrestle for a gun and was violent to all authorities this documentary would call them liars

[@krismonroe2097]

I hope Justice is served!! And my prayers are with the family.

[@joedirt8867]

This is a tragic story, but we are only getting one side of it. I would like to see the video to know what really happened. Michael Brown's friends and family tried to make him out to be an innocent choir boy when in fact he was a violent thug that had attacked an officer and tried to take his gun away(at one point he had it almost out of the officer's hand) and then charged him in the street. I have seen many videos of career criminals resisting arrest while their family and friends are standing around yelling, "he didn't do nothing." I have also seen cases of blatant murder by officers. It would be nice to know the truth.

[@briancanfield5658]

They shouldn’t be charged

[@gxrmanii]

Corruption.........starts at the top.

[@peterrod5239]

the fact that the video surveillance has disappear and the border guards are nice and quiet ha all the markings of a cover up.

[@CarlosHerrera-um5xs]

Winners get to write up the history books.

[@MsSparklingwater]

Fear. Fear on all immigrants crime. There is so much hype. Everyone is scared for their lives. The guards are stressed to the edge. They are being shot at and having things thrown at them. Keep kids home to keep them safe. It’s becoming a dog eat dog world.

[@annmariefoster140]

This reporter looks Native American

[@juliomoreno3141]

THAT STEEL FENCE SHOULD BE AT LEAST 30 FEET HIGHER.. FUCK IT MAKE IT 50 FEET HIGHER

[@dianezapata]

That’s an overkill

[@CrakenFlux]

I am for the steel fence, sorry Al Jazeera.

[@RachelsBadAssJamz64]

THIS IS SO WRONG!!!!!! LOVE NOT HATE. TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WANT TO BE TREATED

[@kbs5150]

Nice hit video.