Reports of violent encounters with U.S. Border Patrol are on the rise. Jesus Castro Romo was shot by a Border Patrol Agent while attempting to cross into the U.S. illegally. He tells his story to Investigative Newsource reporter Roxana Popescu.

Reports of violent encounters with U.S. Border Patrol are on the rise. Jesus Castro Romo was shot by a Border Patrol Agent while attempting to cross into the U.S. illegally. He tells his story to Investigative Newsource reporter Roxana Popescu.

Deadly patrols: Undocumented immigrant shot by US agent recounts ‘terror’ in the desert

About a year-and-a-half ago, Jesus Castro  Romo was trying to sneak into the United States through Arizona’s hilly backcountry when a Border Patrol agent on horseback spotted his group of about 12 travelers. They scattered. The agent zeroed in on Castro.

Castro claims the agent, Abel Canales, beat him, hurled insults at him and then shot him in the side before riding away. He says he waited in the desert for an hour and a half, bleeding through his clothes, thinking about his children and preparing himself for death.

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  1. Hernandezusa says:

    the terror is illegals crossing our borders!

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