Anastasio Hernandez Rojas
A federal homicide investigation is underway against federal agents involved in the homicide of a Mexican national during deportation proceedings at the San Ysidro Port of Entry
By H. Nelson Goodson
June 2, 2010
San Diego, CA - On Wednesday, the death of a man being deported by U.S. Custom and Border Protection agents on Friday was ruled a homicide, the San Diego Medical Examiner's Office reported. Anastasio Hernandez Rojas, 32, died of cardiac arrest shortly of being beaten with a baton and then tasered by agents after he resisted from being deported into Mexico. The autopsy also found methamphetamine abuse and hypertension were contributing factors as well, according the Medical Examiner's report.
No information was provided by homicide investigators how Rojas was able to consume methamphetamines while in custody.
Rojas was being held at the San Ysidro Port of Entry and refused to sign a voluntary deportation document and had requested medical assistance for an injured leg. His refusal to sign the document triggered the deadly incident by federal agents when Rojas became agitated for lack of medical assistance.
A conflicting report stated, Rojas had voluntarily signed the deportation document and was uncuffed when he became combative. He had been in the U.S. for 20 years and was previously deported. Rojas and his brother were arrested after illegally crossing the border near Tijuana.
His brother witnessed the incident, and as many as 20 agents were involved in the fatal scuffle.
One of the agents began to beat Rojas with a baton to try and restrain him, but another agent tasered Rojas when he continued to resist, police homicide investigators reported.
He stopped breathing and was taken to Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center in Chula Vista, California where it was determined on Saturday at about 6:30 p.m. that Rojas was brain dead. He was disconnected from life-supports on Monday.
The Mexican government Forgeign Affairs Secretariat (SRE) condemned Rojas death and called for a full investigation into Rojas murder by federal agents.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security launched an investigation and is working closely with the Mexican government to determine what actually happened and are viewing footage from surveillance cameras and voice recordings.
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A federal homicide investigation is underway against federal agents involved in the homicide of a Mexican national during deportation proceedings at the San Ysidro Port of Entry
By H. Nelson Goodson
June 2, 2010
San Diego, CA - On Wednesday, the death of a man being deported by U.S. Custom and Border Protection agents on Friday was ruled a homicide, the San Diego Medical Examiner's Office reported. Anastasio Hernandez Rojas, 32, died of cardiac arrest shortly of being beaten with a baton and then tasered by agents after he resisted from being deported into Mexico. The autopsy also found methamphetamine abuse and hypertension were contributing factors as well, according the Medical Examiner's report.
No information was provided by homicide investigators how Rojas was able to consume methamphetamines while in custody.
Rojas was being held at the San Ysidro Port of Entry and refused to sign a voluntary deportation document and had requested medical assistance for an injured leg. His refusal to sign the document triggered the deadly incident by federal agents when Rojas became agitated for lack of medical assistance.
A conflicting report stated, Rojas had voluntarily signed the deportation document and was uncuffed when he became combative. He had been in the U.S. for 20 years and was previously deported. Rojas and his brother were arrested after illegally crossing the border near Tijuana.
His brother witnessed the incident, and as many as 20 agents were involved in the fatal scuffle.
One of the agents began to beat Rojas with a baton to try and restrain him, but another agent tasered Rojas when he continued to resist, police homicide investigators reported.
He stopped breathing and was taken to Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center in Chula Vista, California where it was determined on Saturday at about 6:30 p.m. that Rojas was brain dead. He was disconnected from life-supports on Monday.
The Mexican government Forgeign Affairs Secretariat (SRE) condemned Rojas death and called for a full investigation into Rojas murder by federal agents.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security launched an investigation and is working closely with the Mexican government to determine what actually happened and are viewing footage from surveillance cameras and voice recordings.
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