Amnesty International slams US policing along Mexican border
Amnesty International slams US policing along the Mexican border saying America discriminates against Hispanics and Native Americans, and contributes to the deaths of illegal immigrants.
The rights group accuses the federal, state, and local authorities of systematic failure to enforce immigration laws without discrimination. A study by Amnesty International USA shows such discrimination results in human rights violations. "All immigrants, irrespective of their legal status, have human rights. Amnesty International's report shows that the USA is failing in its obligations under international law to ensure these rights," says the Amnesty report titled ‘In Hostile Terrain: Human Rights Violations in Immigration Enforcement in the US Southwest.’ The report adds that federal immigration programs that operated in conjunction with state and local police put "Latino communities, indigenous communities and communities of color along the border at risk of discriminatory profiling."
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