Color us shocked. The idea that a law enforcement agency would abuse people, especially migrants just astounds us. Ok, so sadly it doesn’t really but it adds another layer of anger. On Tuesday, a former Border Patrol agent pleaded guilty to assaulting an immigrant.

Santiago Perez, of Edinburg, admitted Tuesday in federal court in Houston to both cases of violating the civil rights of the two immigrants while working as a South Texas Border Patrol agent in 2006 and 2007.

One immigrant,from Guatemala, was hit in the face with a pistol, and the other was interrogated with a gun pointed at his head.

And yes, the Border Patrol agent was Latino, which is an example of how it is the culture of law enforcement that is racist, not just a matter of a few individuals.

Via / Citizen Orange