The FBI is not conducting a civil rights investigation into the shooting death of a Colombian man in Maine who was killed by a federal immigration officer in July, several sources told CBS News, though the shooting took place under circumstances that have raised questions about the use of force. The deadly encounter between an…
The top Democrats on two congressional panels are demanding details and records about the training and vetting of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot and killed a Colombian immigrant in Maine earlier in July, according to a letter obtained by CBS News. California Rep. Robert Garcia and Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal posed a…
A Mexican man who was struck and killed by a tractor trailer in Florida after running from federal immigration officers was vacationing in the U.S. and had a tourist visa, according to a Mexico official and a group assisting his wife. Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán, 28, died July 14 after authorities said he darted across…
The FBI will no longer participate in investigations into cases involving alleged assaults on immigration agents, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The federal law enforcement agency would instead be deferring such investigations to Homeland Security Investigations, the sources said. The FBI field offices were informed of the change on Thursday, according to the…
White House border czar Tom Homan said on Sunday, “I think body cameras are the way to go,” after fatal shootings by federal officers in Texas and Maine earlier this month. “I think body cameras let the American people know what that officer sees when he takes that action,” Homan said on “Face the Nation…
