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September 28, 2011

Study: 30,000 Cases of Border Patrol Abuses Since 2008 
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A new study shows undocumented immigrants are reporting higher numbers
of abuses by U.S. border patrol guards along the border with Mexico. The
"Culture of Cruelty" study from the Arizona humanitarian group No More
Deaths cites 30,000 cases of human rights abuses in short-term
immigration detention between 2008 and 2011. The allegations range from
border agents denying food and water to detainees, deliberately
separating families, and forcing immigrants to sign removal orders. The
report concludes the border guards' alleged abuses meet the
international definition of torture.



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