Death of Anastasio Hernández-Rojas
| Date | May 2010 |
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The death of Anastasio Hernández Rojas was allegedly caused by a heart attack due to physical exertion during a fight with Border Patrol Agents and methamphetamine poisoning[1] and occurred in May 2010. The controversial death of Hernandez-Rojas occurred after a US border deportation dispute involving Federal agent use of taser(s) and alleged excessive force has caused a demand by Mexican government for a through investigation. A national newspaper in Mexico, El Universal, reports up to 20 US federal border agents were beating Mr. Hernandez-Rojas in the presence of various witnesses while he pleaded for mercy.[2][3][4]
According to a report by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), The San Diego coroner’s office recorded in addition to a heart attack: “several loose teeth; bruising to his chest, stomach, hips, knees, back, lips, head and eyelids; five broken ribs; and a damaged spine”, and classified Anastasio’s death as a homicide.[5] A U.S. Justice Department announcement on November 6, 2015 of decision to clear the federal agents involved in the death sparked a protest demonstration involving several hundred people.[6]
References
- ↑ https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-officials-close-investigation-death-anastasio-hernandez-rojas
- ↑ "El Universal - Nación - Gobierno pide aclarar muerte de migrante". El Universal. 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "sdnn.com". sdnn.com.
- ↑ "El Universal - Nación - Muere migrante golpeado en EU". El Universal. 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Chris Rickerd, ACLU Washington Legislative Office (May 28, 2014). "Justice for Anastasio". aclu.org. External link in
|publisher=(help) (source updated on May 28, 2015) - ↑ "Justice rally for Anastasio Hernández Rojas". San Diego Reader. November 10, 2015.