Border Officers Engaged in ‘Egregious Abuse’
Minors from Mexico and Central America have lodged hundreds of formal complaints containing detailed claims of mistreatment by border agents.
John Carlos Frey
John Carlos Frey is an investigative reporter and documentary filmmaker based in Los Angeles. A three-time Emmy Award winner, he recently joined The Marshall Project as an investigative reporter and is a special correspondent for PBS NewsHour. Much of his reporting has been supported by the Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. His investigative work has been featured on the 60 Minutes episode, "The All American Canal;" a three-part series for PBS entitled "Crossing the Line;" and several episodes of Dan Rather Reports, "Angel of the Desert," and "Operation Streamline." In 2011 Frey documented the journey of Mexican migrants across the US-Mexico border and walked for days in the Arizona desert risking his own life for the documentary Life and Death on the Border". John Carlos Frey has also written articles for the Los Angeles Times, the Huffington Post, Salon, Need to Know online, the Washington Monthly, and El Diario (in Spanish). Frey's documentary films include The Invisible Mexicans of Deer Canyon (2007), The Invisible Chapel (2008), and The 800 Mile Wall (2009). He is the 2012 recipient of the Scripps Howard Award and the Sigma Delta Chi award for his Investigative Fund/PBS reporting on the excessive use of force by the US Border Patrol. Last updated July 2017
Life and Death at the Border
Exclusive video appears to show border agents directing a 16-year-old to drink a fatal dose of meth.
Left for Dead
An undignified end for unidentified migrants in Texas.
Graves of Shame
A Texas Rangers inquiry found “no evidence” of wrongdoing in the botched handling of migrant remains in Brooks County. New evidence indicates rampant violations of the law.
The Real Death Valley
Hundreds of migrants have died in the sweltering Texas brush—some while waiting hours for Border Patrol to respond to their 911 calls.
Risky Rides
Why carnival workers’ grueling hours may threaten their health — and riders’ safety too.
Muriendo Por Cruzar
Facing brutal weather conditions, hundreds of migrants have died in Brooks County, Texas over the past two and a half years.
New Study: No Accountability for Abuse at the Border
Out of over 800 abuse complaints filed with Customs and Border Protection, only 13 resulted in disciplinary action.
Border Gridlock
Workers are commuting nine hours — each day — to pick your lettuce.
Cheating Carnival Workers
The migrant workers running the rides at county fairs endure wage theft, substandard housing, and unsafe work conditions.
