U.S. CITIZEN SETTLES ASSAULT CASE AGAINST U.S. BORDER PATROL OFFICIAL AND U.S. GOVERNMENT
"Bettina Casares, a 37-year old U.S. citizen and former member of the U.S. Air Force, never imagined that U.S. Border Patrol Inspector Zerrick Scott would assault her after she returned from Matamoros, Mexico with family members for an Easter celebration in the Rio Grande Valley. But on April 20, 2003, when Casares attempted to enter the United States with her sister-in-law and brother via the Brownsville-Matamoros International Bridge, that is exactly what happened." Here's news of the settlement; Texas RioGrande Legal Aid has a second case - involving the death of a U.S. citizen at the same port of entry - pending.