Vehicle pursuits may make for exciting movie scenes and reality TV, but in real life, police chases are dangerous and often deadly. Yet the United States Border Patrol, the largest law enforcement agency in the country, increasingly engages in vehicle pursuits that result in mounting injuries and deaths. The agency operates with almost no transparency. This culture of impunity puts lives and communities at risk of grave harm each time a chase occurs. 

Read a story by the New York Times on these dangerous and deadly pursuits by Border Patrol.

The ACLU of Texas and ACLU of New Mexico partnered to produce the following fact sheet on the disturbing trend of deadly Border Patrol vehicle pursuits. We analyzed Border Patrol’s recently released vehicle pursuit policy,  which reveals troubling discretionary authority given to agents. We also evaluate the department’s deeply flawed oversight and investigation protocols surrounding the pursuits, including the involvement of Border Patrol’s Critical Incident Teams -  internal investigative units tasked with protecting the agency from liability and further obscuring the truth behind deadly vehicle pursuits.

Click the link below to download and read the fact sheet. 

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The 2022 legislative session in New Mexico is just around the corner! As we prepare to protect and advance civil liberties across the state, we are asking for your help to make that possible.

Join us on Wednesday, January 12 at 5:30 p.m. in Las Cruces for a Legislative Advocacy Training!

During the training, we will teach you how to have persuasive conversations with legislators, how the legislative process works, and how you can be a part of the legislative process to protecting and advancing civil liberties in New Mexico.

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Join us on Wednesday, January 12 at 5:30 p.m. in Las Cruces for a Legislative Advocacy Training!

During the training, we will teach you how to have persuasive conversations with legislators, how the legislative process works, and how you can be a part of the legislative process to protecting and advancing civil liberties in New Mexico.

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