So far this fiscal year there have been 117 use-of-force incidents in the Tucson sector. The next highest is the El Paso sector, with 89.
Danyelle Khmara Use-of-force incidents by U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Tucson Sector continue to top other regions. In one recent incident, a Tucson Sector Border Patrol agent shot a U.S. citizen suspected of human smuggling and that man later died.
People are also reading… So far in fiscal 2023, nearly a quarter of the use-of-force incidents nationwide have been in the Tucson Sector, although the sector has only had about a 9% of the apprehensions. As well, Tucson Sector has had far more use-of-force incidents involving a firearm since the beginning of fiscal year 2020 , at 11 incidents. The next highest is the El Paso Sector, with seven.
Reasons for more use-of-forceOne factor in use-of-force numbers is the high numbers of apprehensions in the Tucson Sector, although not every sector with high apprehensions has high use-of-force numbers. For example, the Rio Grande Valley and Del Rio sectors have more apprehensions but far fewer use-of-force incidents at 25 and 30, respectively, so far this fiscal year.
New policy could spur changeAnother reason the use-of-force numbers are so high in the Tucson Sector is because the number of vehicle pursuits are so high, which are counted in the use-of-force incidents. Tucson has the highest number of vehicle pursuits counted as use-of-force, at 83 so far this fiscal year, from October through February. The El Paso Sector and the San Diego Sector have 51 and 47 incidents, respectively.
The changes to DHS’s use-of-force policy will have a negligible effect on CBP’s use-of-force policy, which was already more restrictive, CBP officials said. While most federal agencies in the U.S. follow a reasonableness standard for use of force, looking at whether the response was reasonable for the situation, the international standard is whether force was necessary and proportional, Isacson says.
In some use-of-force incidents, the case is investigated by local law enforcement or other federal agencies, but Isacson points out that CBP often investigates itself in cases of use-of-force and possible misconduct.
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