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Border patrol sued, accused of profiling, harassment
Submitted by nadine wahab on Fri, 2009-12-11 17:23Sandusky Register - By CORY FROLIK December 11, 2009 - A class-action lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Toledo on Thursday alleges U.S. Border Control agents at the Sandusky station and police officers in Norwalk, Plymouth and Attica engaged in discriminatory and illegal racial profiling.
Without reasonable suspicion or probable cause, the suit contends, police officers and border patrol agents restrained, interrogated and arrested people solely because they looked Hispanic.
Senator Feingold Questions Secretary Napolitano on Racial Profiling
Submitted by Aadika Singh on Wed, 2009-12-09 20:41Secretary Napolitano hardly budged from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) talking points when questioned in an oversight hearing on the Department by Senate Judiciary Committee members. Senator Feingold raised his concerns about the lack of appropriate standards for searching U.S. citizens at the border and loopholes in DHS policies and guidance that allow for individuals' electronic devices to be searched absent probable cause.
