Court filings in international case alleges cover-up in 2010 San Ysidro border death
Copyright 2018 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Stock photo
and last updated 2021-02-04 19:00:29-05
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The 2010 death of a man at the hands of federal agents at the San Ysidro Port of Entry resulted in an alleged cover-up involving destruction of evidence and falsification of reports, according to court filings released Thursday by attorneys representing the victim s family.
The testimony submitted to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights includes statements from three former Department of Homeland Security officials who allege border officials obstructed investigations into the death of Anastasio Hernandez-Rojas, 42, who was struck with batons and repeatedly shocked with an electric stun gun while he was prone and shackled at the San Diego border-crossing facility on May 28, 2010. He died
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The 2010 death of a man at the hands of federal agents at the San Ysidro Port of Entry resulted in an alleged cover-up involving destruction of evidence and falsification of reports, according to court filings released Thursday by attorneys representing the victim’s family.
The testimony submitted to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights includes statements from three former Department of Homeland Security officials who allege border officials obstructed investigations into the death of Anastasio Hernandez-Rojas, 42, who was struck with batons and repeatedly shocked with an electric stun gun while he was prone and shackled at the San Diego border-crossing facility on May 28, 2010. He died days later at a hospital.
Law enforcement officials at all levels of the federal government participated in an illegal cover-up of what happened in the 2010 killing of Anastasio Hernandez Rojas, according to court filings in an international human rights case. Some of those involved have now been promoted to the highest ranks in their agencies, including the chief of U.S. Border Patrol.
The filing is with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, part of the Organization of American States. Hernandez Rojas’ case is the first the international tribunal is hearing about an extrajudicial killing by U.S. law enforcement. It has heard cases about extrajudicial killings by many other governments in the Americas.
Muralists Now Completing Memorial Piece at Chicano Park
By Mario A. Cortez
After months of inactivity caused by precautions to curb the spread of the Coronavirus, a group of artists working on a mural to honor an immigrant killed at the border has returned to Chicano Park to complete its piece.
Chicano master-muralist Victor Ochoa leads work on the mural. His team is composed of other local artists and student volunteers.
In a recent social media post, Ochoa shared an image of himself sketching an outline on the bridge pillar which will bear the large-scale painting with a caption reading “Anastasio mural has restarted after over 70 days of quarantine”.