Cold Blooded murder by US Border Patrol of US Citizen Carlos La Madrid CONFIRMED!

 Posted by Porter Corn on 2011/03/29  30 Responses »
Mar 292011
 
Cold Blooded murder by US Border Patrol of US Citizen Carlos La Madrid CONFIRMED!

Earlier this month, we reported on the shooting of yet another teenager on the Arizona border by the US Border Patrol, once again, hiding behind the cowardly excuse that the victim of the overzealous BP agent was throwing rocks. And as we suspected, this is another case of COLD BLOODED MURDER by our under trained, cowardly BP Agents on the Arizona, as more proof to back up our claims becomes available. Carlos La Madrid, 19, was fatally shot on March 21, 2011 by still unidentified Border Patrol Agents after rocks hit the windshield of a Border Patrol vehicle. At the time of the murder, sources stated that there was no evidence that La Madrid was involved in any rock throwing. MORE

Border Action Network launches community education campaign

 Posted by on 2010/08/03  30 Responses »
Aug 032010
 
Border Action Network launches community education campaign

Arizona based Border Action Network today launched their “Get Informed, Be Prepared, Get Involved” community education campaign throughout the state! A new website (www.ban1070.com), has been established in addition to a new phone hotline to report abuses (1-877-908-1070), as well as a new strategy for community meetings across the state to educate, inform and prepare communities in Arizona to raise their voices against ALL of SB1070. BAN will be going school to school, church to church and house to house! We hope you’ll visit WWW.BAN1070.COM for lots more info on voter registration, legal challenges, boycotts & buycotts, abuse documentation, PSAs, mobilizations and more. The success in getting the draconian and unconstitutional SB-1070 enjoined was but a partial success. There is much MORE

Border Action Network scores big win against Minutemen and other vigilante groups

 Posted by on 2009/10/03  30 Responses »
Oct 032009
 
Border Action Network scores big win against Minutemen and other vigilante groups

Inter-American Commission Takes on Human Rights Case Against U.S. for Not Prosecuting Border Vigilante Groups Residents of Douglas, Arizona recall Minutemen driving through their small downtown area randomly asking people walking down the street if they had “papers.” Since those early days of border vigilante groups patrolling the border and border towns, harassment and racial profiling has continued. Currently, a Minuteman member faces charges for murdering an Arivaca, Arizona man and his child this summer. The Border Action Network, an Arizona-based human rights organization, believes that the U.S. government should be held to task for turning a blind eye to the groups. “Anti-immigrant vigilantism continues to plague Arizona and the border region,” explains Jennifer Allen, Border Action’s Executive Director. “We MORE