SAN DIEGO â A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer stationed in Calexico faces up to 10 years in prison for an allegation that he used unreasonable force on a person who trying to gain admission to the United States from Mexico.
U.S. Attorneyâs Office of the Southern District of California announced CBP Officer Marcos Valenzuela, 29, is charged in an indictment that was unsealed Wednesday.
According to the indictment, an individual identified as âJ.L.,â approached Valenzuela on Aug. 16, 2019, while he was on duty at the Calexico west port of entry.
âDuring the course of the inspection, Valenzuela allegedly deprived the individual of the Constitutional right not to be subjected to unreasonable force,â the U.S. Attorney Office said in a release.