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A new report accuses Border Patrol agents of racial profiling, overpolicing of people of color. (WDIV)
ACLU report accuses Michigan Border Patrol agents of racial profiling
DETROIT – According to the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, people are being stopped just for speaking Spanish.
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