Deadly Patrols

The Whole Story

• The One Who Lived to Tell
  Sergio Castro Romo crossed the border illegally on Nov. 16, 2010 for a landscaping job in Tucson. He said he was shot by a border agent and is suing the U.S. government. Here is his story...
• Behind the Story: Rockings
  Reporter Roxana Popescu describes "rocking," the most common kind of assault reported against Border Patrol agents.
• Deadly Patrols: An Introduction
  A video trailer to the series, a collaboration among nonprofit news organizations in California, New York and Texas
• Behind the Story: Prosecutions
  Reporter Roxana Popescu discusses the difficulties of prosecuting law enforcements agents accused of wrongdoing
• "I am going to die:" Jesus Castro Romo
  Castro tells the story on video of his confrontations with agents after crossing the border illegally
• Behind the Story: Mexico
  Investigative Newsource reporters Roxana Popescu and Brad Racino traveled to Mexico to interview a man who says he was shot by a Border Patrol agent
• The Story in Photos
  Investigative Newsource visual journalist Brad Racino captures in photos the story of Jesus Castro Romo, an immigrant who was shot coming across the border
• Crossing the Line: A New Documentary from Need to Know
  The second installment in the Need to Know investigation into violence involving Border Patrol agents airs Friday at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS, Channel 11
• Day 2: Challenges to Prosecution
  Border Patrol agents have been prosecuted for crimes including corruption, bribery, and improper arrests, but rarely for situations involving lethal force. Those cases often balance the word of agents against the silence of the dead, and invoke self-defense protections in ways that are hard to challenge legally.