US border agents habitually abuse human rights, report reveals

Report shows lack of accountability' for misuse of lethal force, intimidation, sexual harassment and falsifying documents

A new report identifies persistent human rights abuses without accountability at the US-Mexico border by agents with US Customs and Border Protection - the largest civilian law enforcement agency run by the federal government.

The report, compiled by the Washington Office on Latin America (Wola) and the Kino Border Initiative (KBI), migrant rights advocacy groups, details a pattern of misuse of lethal force, intimidation, sexual harassment and falsifying documents.