We observed over 25 agents who appeared in more than one city, either by recognising their faces or matching badge numbers visible on their vests or arm patches. Many were seen alongside former Border Patrol Commander at Large, Gregory Bovino, on at least one occasion.
Bellingcat and our partners at @evidentmedia.org and @calmatters.org have tracked US Border Patrol agents, analysing over 85 hours of footage taken across the country to try and unpack the circumstances around multiple use-of-force incidents. www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03...
We live in a time when the federal government considers it taboo to name officers. I asked @sergioolmos.bsky.social about his team's decision to identify five Border Patrol officers who spent last year traveling the country and violently arresting people -- and the inevitable criticism they'd face.
We worked with @evidentmedia.org and @calmatters.org to track and identify Border Patrol agents who have used force in multiple cities and on multiple occasions during immigration crackdowns over the past year 👇
And we've been highlighting excellent reporting from other Western journalists, like @sergioolmos.bsky.social. Our goal is elevate journalism in the West. Some of the best reporting in the country happens here, but it doesn't always get the attention it deserves.
Put @thewesternedge.bsky.social's reporting against any media outlet in our region over the past two months. We're just starting and I can't wait to share the great reporting we have coming over the next two months.
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Honored our work was nominated
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@evidentmedia.org and @sergioolmos.bsky.social produced this excellent video report www.youtube.com/watch?v=evAD...
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A thrill to be nominated, an honor to work alongside this crew @evidentmedia.org @bellingcat.com @calmatters.org
Federal judge: Continued Border Patrol sweeps in California violated court order
In a tersely worded decision unsealed Thursday morning, the judge wrote that agents had “again detained people without reasonable suspicion,”
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