Reporting on May 11, 2023, the Nogales-based Kino Border Initiative (KBI), recounted the case of a migrant who was told by Border Patrol Agents that a fear interview was scheduled for him to explain his case to a U.S. official, but it did not occur, and he was deported. On the day of his expulsion, the migrant was handcuffed at the hands, waist, and feet, asking numerous times for the handcuffs to be loosened.
“I never in my life have been treated like that: I never thought I’d be treated like a criminal upon arriving in the US,” Henry [name changed to protect privacy] said. He arrived at KBI the day after his expulsion and still had indentations on his wrists from the handcuffs.
Kino Border Initiative. 2022. “Congressional Year End Report 2023.” Https://Www.Kinoborderinitiative.Org/Annual-Report/. Kino Border Initiative. https://www.kinoborderinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Congressional-Year-End-Report-2023_.pdf.