ABUSE DOCUMENTATION CAMPAIGN BEHIND EVERY ABUSE, THERE IS A COMMUNITY

In a press conference in February 2022, BNHR released its 2021-22 Abuse Documentation report based on more than 4,000 interviews of border residents from El Paso and New Mexico, containing testimonials of alleged abuse victims and mistreatment at the hands of local police and federal agents. The report gathers information from interviews from October 9 to November 11, 2021. It includes testimonials obtained by 50 human rights promoters and volunteers from BNHR in designated areas in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and El Paso, Texas.

enough evidence to be considered incidents of abuse.

press conference when some victims shared their experiences at the hands of Border Patrol, ICE, and stops, discriminatory treatment at ports of entry, and unlawful arrests by local police departments. The testimonials also detailed the denial of basic needs in detention centers, reckless COVID-19 exposure, wrongful expulsions under Title 42, and endangerment of children. The report concluded with several recommendations for DHS agencies, the Department of Justice, the City of El Paso, the Biden administration, and the U.S. Congress.

2023 Immigration Law Enforcement Abuse

Documentation Campaign, dedicating the last months of this year to collecting and documenting cases of abuse, harassment, and civil and human rights violations against community members at the U.S.-Mexico border region carried out by local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. For the its monitoring and scope to include complaints from high-migrant activity routes along the U.S.Mexico border, migrants in transit in Mexico, and individuals deported by U.S. immigration other law enforcement agencies. BNHR trained members of our organization to help document abuses at crucial locations in El Paso, the Texas Rio Grande Valley, and Southern New Mexico, as well as in the PresidioMarfa-Big Bend and Del Río-Eagle Pass border areas.

BNHR has also established a collaborative working relationship with the Mexican Observatory on Human Rights (Observatorio Mexicano de Derechos

Mexico with communities that have interest and knowledge of human rights, its promotion, and defense.

As part of these joint activities with the Observatorio, BNHR held the following responsibilities:

• Building teams of collaborators to support migrants

• Training course for human rights promoters

• Implementing community organizing strategies by BNHR-trained human rights promoters

• Immigration Abuse Documentation Campaign 2022-2023

BNHR will publicly release a full report in February 2023.