Excerpt: "A Border Patrol agent who intentionally hit a Guatemalan migrant with his truck in Arizona in 2017 has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour charge, according to a document filed in federal court on Monday."
A US Border Patrol agent assists an immigrant in McAllen, Texas. (photo: John Moore/Getty)
A Border Patrol Agent Called Migrants 'Subhuman.' Then He Purposefully Hit One With His Truck.
15 August 19
US border agent allegedly calls immigrants 'mindless murdering savages' in racist text messages
Border Patrol agent who intentionally hit a Guatemalan migrant with his truck in Arizona in 2017 has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour charge, according to a document filed in federal court on Monday.
The agent, Matthew Bowen, also sent a text message referring to immigrants as “subhuman” and “mindless murdering savages”, the court heard.
He will face up to one year in prison and could be fined $100,000 when he is sentenced on 15 October for deprivation of rights under colour of law, according to the plea agreement.
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