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Use of force by Customs and Border Protection rises as border encounters rise

WASHINGTON – Use-of-force incidents by Customs and Border Protection officers have nearly doubled in the past five years, from 593 in fiscal 2019 to 1,090 in fiscal 2023, with the vast majority occurring at the southern border. The rise in use of force comes at a time when migrant encounters have surged to historic highs, […]

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