Homeless shelter says video showed CBP officer used ‘excessive force’ in detaining person
Jack Birle
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A homeless shelter in El Paso, Texas, shared a surveillance video of Customs and Border Protection agents forcefully detaining a person.
The video, which the shelter says is from Friday morning, appears to show “excessive force” being used by a CBP officer but provides few other details.
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“Today, an individual receiving services at the Welcome Center, located at 201 E. 9th Avenue, was apprehended in front of the facility by Customs and Border Protection officials with what seems to us to be excessive force. To our knowledge, this is an isolated incident. However, it raises our concerns for the well-being of the individual taken into custody and all the guests receiving services in our homeless programs,” Ray Tullius, founder of the Opportunity Center for the Homeless, said in a statement.
Customs and Border Protection said it is “reviewing the incident” but said it does not have all the details of the case in a statement to the Washington Examiner.
“CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility is reviewing the incident. Although we do not yet have all the details, CBP takes all allegations of misconduct seriously, investigates thoroughly, and holds employees accountable when our policies are violated,” a spokesperson told the Washington Examiner.
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President Joe Biden traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border at El Paso over the weekend and pledged help after criticism over his handling of the surge of immigrants crossing the border.