United States border patrol agents routinely vandalise containers of water and other supplies left in the Arizona desert for migrants, condemning people to die of thirst in baking temperatures, according to two humanitarian groups.
In a report published on Wednesday, the Tucson-based groups said the agents committed the alleged sabotage with impunity in an attempt to deter and punish people who illegally cross from Mexico.
Volunteers found water gallons vandalised 415 times, on average twice a week, in an 800 sq mile patch of Sonoran desert south-west of Tucson, from March 2012 to December 2015, the report said. The damage affected 3,586 gallons.
The report also accused border patrol agents of vandalising food and blankets and harassing volunteers in the field.
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"Through statistical analysis, video evidence, and personal experience, our team has uncovered a disturbing reality. In the majority of cases, US border patrol agents are responsible for the widespread interference with essential humanitarian efforts."
The report, published by No More Deaths and La Coalición de Derechos Humanos, said wildlife – as well as hunters, hikers and border militia members – also damaged aid drops. But it said the main culprits were agents from border patrol, a branch of Customs and Border Protection, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security.
AREN'T THOSE BORDER GUARDS "CHRISTIANS", DEVOTED TO THE TEACHINGS OF OUR LORD, JESUS?
IF YOU GIVE A CUP OF WATER TO ONE WHO THIRSTS, IT IS AS IF YOU HAD GIVEN IT TO ME.
AND IF YOU SPILL OUT A CUP OF WATER ON THE DESERT SAND SO THAT A CHILD DIES OF THIRST, HAVEN'T YOU CRUCIFIED ME AGAIN?
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