Two humanitarian groups reported that the patrol destroyed water and food left for the dying and thirsty immigrants who just risked lives through the desert.
United States border patrol agents regularly destroy water and food supplies left in the Arizona desert for immigrants, worsening the living situation for those people who often died of thirst in baking temperatures, according to two humanitarian groups.
The agent is kicking to destroy water supply.
The two groups No More Deaths and La Coalición de Derechos Humanos released a report, revealing that water gallons have been sabotaged 415 times, on average twice a week, on average twice a week, along with the trail of the immigration in the desert, from March 2012 to December 2015.
The report said wildlife, hunters, hikers and other groups also damaged aid drops but it said the main damages are from border patrol.
The report said: 'Through statistical analysis, video evidence, and personal experience, our team has uncovered a disturbing reality. In the majority of cases, US border patrol agents are responsible for the widespread interference with essential humanitarian efforts.'
The report added that: 'The practice of destruction of and interference with aid is not the deviant behavior of a few rogue border patrol agents, it is a systemic feature of enforcement practices in the borderlands.'
FILE - This Oct. 26, 2017 file photo shows prototypes of border walls in San Diego. The Trump administration has proposed spending $18 billion over 10 years to significantly extend the border wall with Mexico. The plan provides one of the most detailed blueprints of how the president hopes to carry out a signature campaign pledge. (AP Photo/Elliott Spagat, File)
The damage has affected 3,586 gallons. What does that mean?
Border crossers should drink between five to 12 litres of water daily, but few manage to carry more than seven litres through a journey which can last several days or even weeks.
Over the last two decades, some 7,000 human remains have been recovered from the U.S. borderlands. In Pima County alone, hundreds of migrants die each year making the crossing.
FILE - In this June 22, 2016 file photo, a Border Patrol agent walks along a border structure in San Diego, Calif. The Trump administration has proposed spending $18 billion over 10 years to significantly extend the border wall with Mexico. The plan provides one of the most detailed blueprints of how the president hopes to carry out a signature campaign pledge. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
Although the spokesman of the patrol agent insisted 'We don’t want to see anyone out there die.' But a former agent admitted to the two humanitarian groups that destroying water supplies was a way to make migrants weaker and easier to find.
One former Border Patrol agent told the groups: 'I also remember that the logic behind that, the logic that was imparted to us with that action, was that you stomp on their water, and ransack their food cache, in order to expedite their apprehension.'
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Aaron Gordon scored a season-best 38 points, Russell Westbrook hit a crucial late 3-pointer and delivered a triple-double, and the undermanned Denver Nuggets missing their two main stars beat the Golden State Warriors 114-105 on Monday night.
Westbrook contributed 12 points, a season-high 16 assists and 12 rebounds.
Jimmy Butler had 23 points, eight rebounds and six assists as the Warriors had their seven-game winning streak snapped. Golden State dropped to 14-3 since Butler made his debut Feb. 8 and 14-2 in games he played.
Stephen Curry had 20 points and seven assists and Draymond Green became the sixth player in Warriors franchise history to reach 6,000 career rebounds.
Michael Porter Jr. had 21 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for Denver, playing without big man Nikola Jokic because of a bruised right elbow and left ankle impingement and Jamal Murray sidelined by a sprained right ankle.
Nuggets: Denver is 12-8 on the road vs. the Western Conference and 21-14 overall.
Warriors: G Brandin Podziemski missed his fifth straight game with a lower back strain but is expected to return Tuesday night against Milwaukee.
Moments after Gary Payton II scored on a pass from Butler, Payton stole the ball from Jalen Pickett and found Butler for an alley-oop dunk at the 11:23 of the second quarter — and Butler scored a layup the next time down after Payton's rebound.
Golden State shot 1 for 8 from long range in the first quarter — Curry making the lone 3 — and missed 13 of its first 14 to fall behind by double digits before Curry connected twice. The Warriors wound up 8 for 33 from deep.
Denver will play the second of its four-game road trip at the Lakers on Wednesday while the Warriors continue their season-long seven-game homestand against the Bucks on Tuesday night.
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Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone reacts during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors, Monday, March 17, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook (4) shoots while defended by Golden State Warriors center Quinten Post (21) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 17, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook, left, shoots a 3-point basket over Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 17, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. (1) shoots between Golden State Warriors guards Stephen Curry, left, and Moses Moody during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 17, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook, left, and Golden State Warriors forward Gui Santos compete for a rebound during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 17, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon, right shoots a 3-point basket over Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 17, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry reacts after making a 3-point basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets, Monday, March 17, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) moves the ball while defended by Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. (1) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 17, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. (1) shoots a 3-point basket next to Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody (4) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 17, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
