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Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Forest Service Hit For Border Patrol Call

A federal department ruled last week that the Forest Service violated a Spanish-speaking woman’s civil rights by calling the Border Patrol to help translate during a routine stop, saying it was “humiliating” to Hispanics and an illicit backdoor way to capture more illegal immigrants.

The ruling by the Agriculture Department’s assistant secretary for civil rights could change policies nationwide as law enforcement agencies grapple with how far they can go in trying to help the Border Patrol while not running afoul of racial profiling standards.

Assistant Secretary Joe Leonard Jr. said calling the Border Patrol automatically “escalates” encounters between Hispanics and law enforcement. He ruled that the Forest Service cannot routinely summon the Border Patrol for assistance and said the agency now must document suspected racial profiling nationwide.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

thats just stupid! even more reasons for these people to either learn english and assimulate, or even bettet...stay the heck home!

Anonymous said...

too funny...but the FDA can arm it's agents and raid your raw milk facility...strange priorities in this country