BROWNSVILLE — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas on Tuesday criticized the Border Patrol for disrupting daily life on the U.S.-Mexico border and urged federal, state and local governments to spend more on programs and infrastructure that meet the needs of border communities.
The ACLU of Texas released a report titled “The Harms of Border Patrol on Daily Life Along the Texas Border,” which documents the results of interviews with about 150 people in the Rio Grande Valley, the majority from Brownsville.
ACLU of Texas attorney Bernardo Rafael Cruz, policy and advocacy strategists Maria Cordero and Dina Nuñez of Border Workers United address attendees about their report’s findings Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, during a press conference by the ACLU of Texas about the negative impact of U.S. Border Patrol agents on daily life along the Texas-Mexico border held in Brownsville. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Copies of a report in English detailing the harm of U.S. Border Patrol agents on daily life for border communities are arranged on a table of attendees to take Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, during a press conference by the ACLU of Texas about the negative impact of U.S. Border Patrol agents on daily life along the Texas-Mexico border held in Brownsville. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Maria Cordero, policy and advocacy strategist for ACLU of Texas, addresses the crowd about the report’s findings alongside attorney Bernardo Rafael Cruz Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, during a press conference by the ACLU of Texas about the negative impact of U.S. Border Patrol agents on daily life along the Texas-Mexico border held in Brownsville. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Maria Cordero, policy and advocacy strategist for ACLU of Texas, addresses the crowd about the report’s findings Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, during a press conference by the ACLU of Texas about the negative impact of U.S. Border Patrol agents on daily life along the Texas-Mexico border held in Brownsville. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Attendees listen as the report findings are shared with them by representatives from the ACLU of Texas Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, during a press conference by the ACLU of Texas about the negative impact of U.S. Border Patrol agents on daily life along the Texas-Mexico border held in Brownsville. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Maria Cordero, policy and advocacy strategist for ACLU of Texas, addresses the crowd about the report’s findings Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, during a press conference by the ACLU of Texas about the negative impact of U.S. Border Patrol agents on daily life along the Texas-Mexico border held in Brownsville. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Attorney Bernardo Rafael Cruz, of El Paso, addresses the crowd Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, during a press conference by the ACLU of Texas about the negative impact of U.S. Border Patrol agents on daily life along the Texas-Mexico border held in Brownsville. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Attorney Bernardo Rafael Cruz and policy and advocacy strategist Maria Cordero of the ACLU of Texas explain the organization’s findings Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, during a press conference by the ACLU of Texas about the negative impact of U.S. Border Patrol agents on daily life along the Texas-Mexico border held in Brownsville. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Attorney Bernardo Rafael Cruz and policy and advocacy strategist Maria Cordero of the ACLU of Texas explain the organization’s findings Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, during a press conference by the ACLU of Texas about the negative impact of U.S. Border Patrol agents on daily life along the Texas-Mexico border held in Brownsville. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)ACLU of Texas attorney Bernardo Rafael Cruz holds a copy of the organization’s report in Spanish Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, during a press conference by the ACLU of Texas about the negative impact of U.S. Border Patrol agents on daily life along the Texas-Mexico border held in Brownsville. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)Attendees look through their copies of the report’s findings Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, during a press conference by the ACLU of Texas about the negative impact of U.S. Border Patrol agents on daily life along the Texas-Mexico border held in Brownsville. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)An attendee reads the report’s findings Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, during a press conference by the ACLU of Texas about the negative impact of U.S. Border Patrol agents on daily life along the Texas-Mexico border held in Brownsville. (Denise Cathey/The Brownsville Herald)
