December 04, 2025
An Arizona federal judge has agreed to let three U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents pause a lawsuit against them until the Ninth Circuit weighs in on whether they are immune from the suit claiming they wrongfully shot and killed a Tohono O'odham Nation man.
September 26, 2025
The federal government and three U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents are asking an Arizona federal court to pause a lawsuit alleging the agents wrongfully shot and killed a Tohono O'odham Nation man until the Ninth Circuit weighs in on whether they are immune from the claims.
November 22, 2024
A federal district court judge dismissed a majority of claims in a wrongful death lawsuit lodged by the family of a Tohono O'odham Nation man who was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents, but left room for an amended complaint once a proper representative of his estate is appointed.
August 20, 2024
The family of a Tohono O'odham Nation man who was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents says the federal government's efforts to quell requests for those officers' names is a move to delay justice, arguing that without early discovery the court could find them unaccountable for the incident.
August 13, 2024
The U.S. government wants an Arizona federal court to deny a discovery bid by the family of a Tohono O'odham Nation man that seeks the names of the Border Patrol agents who discharged the weapons that killed him, saying the dispute shouldn't hold its motion to dismiss the lawsuit in abeyance.
May 20, 2024
The family of a Tohono O'odham Nation man who was shot and killed by U.S. Border Patrol agents is suing the federal government and the agents involved for wrongful death, alleging that his calm demeanor was greeted with a hail of gunfire.