Death on the border: Family suing U.S. for “torturing and killing” Latino father at California-Mexic

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Salon

Death on the border: Family suing U.S. for “torturing and killing” Latino father at California-Mexico line, botching investigation

Lawyer says Border Patrol's impunity after Anastasio Hernández Rojas' death on camera is "miscarriage of justice"
Ben Norton

Friday, Apr 8, 2016 06:58 AM CDT

The family of a longtime U.S. resident is suing the government on charges of torture and excessive force, but the case has gotten very little coverage in the American media.

Anastasio Hernández Rojas, 42, died after being beaten by U.S. Border Patrol agents in May 2010. The father of five U.S.-born children had lived in San Diego for 25 years before he was deported. He was attempting to illegally cross back over the California-Mexico border and was on the U.S. side, in hopes of reuniting with his family, when he was stopped by agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or CBP.

Instead of re-deporting Hernández Rojas, the CBP agents brutally beat and tasered the 42-year-old father as he lay on the ground in handcuffs, pleading for his life. Witnesses captured video of the horrific killing, although Border Patrol agents tried to destroy the evidence, according to his family’s lawyer.

The San Diego coroner ruled Hernández Rojas’ death to be a homicide. The medical examiner said he had a heart attack and had been subjected to “bruising to his chest, stomach, hips, knees, back, lips, head and eyelids; five broken ribs; and a damaged spine.”

Read more: http://www.salon.com/2016/04/08/death_on_the_border_family_suing_u_s_for_torturing_and_killing_latino_father_at_california_mexico_line_botching_investigation/

[MynameisBlarney]

1. This shit has to stop

Like yesterday!

[Tempest]

2. Now you know why the CBP union has endorsed Drumpf

Racists and bigots stick together.

[cstanleytech]

3. Odd, I wonder why the DOJ closed the case if there actually exists a video

of the incident unless it's to poor of a quality for them to prove anything.

[awoke_in_2003]

10. Because in this country

law enforcement can do whatever the hell they want and face no repercussions

[blackspade]

4. Sickening.

These cops belong in jail just like 100s of others of their gang in blue.

[al bupp]

5. This is a blatant cover-up /nt

[secondwind]

6. omg, this is horrific!!!!! Something needs to be done about this!!!!! n/t

[Sunlei]

7. The Republican encouraged border pogrom will end up with Mexico as an enemy of the USA

[Thespian2]

8. Appears that the US

is becoming a militarized police state...

[dembotoz]

9. makes me happy i am as white as the snow that is currently falling outside my window

i do not have to worry about driving while black which is a problem in my area
along with all the bigotry and discrimination associated with that.

i do not look hispanic. This is good because i am not expected to speak spanish....i tried to learn a foreign language in school...just did not work

I do not look native american. that is a problem in some parts of my state...

i am just an overweight american of german heritage.... and even that is ok cause ww1 and 2 ended before my birth.

my biggest problem is that because of my age, location, weight, and skin color, neighbors assume that i must watch fox news....like they do......i tend to correct them on that....
sometimes i really forget how damn lucky i am

[awoke_in_2003]

11. You think the pigs

will stop at minorities? As the police state grows, they will eventually get around to fucking us up, too.

[dembotoz]

12. oh hell no you are damn straight on that

just a matter of time
and while i am not buying ammo for the zombie apocalypse i am uneasy about the future.

[awoke_in_2003]

13. As Americans...

we need to stand up to this BS before it is too late. Too many stupid white Americans don't care, because it is mainly happening to brown people.