Border patrol agents are racially profiling and routinely harassing people in southern New Mexico .
The investigation revealed that border patrol agents detain people at checkpoints based on the color of their skin. It also detailed how that are transporting patients.
ACLU New Mexico鈥檚 Micah McCoy says this behavior puts lives at risk and is illegal.
鈥淭hey鈥檙e delaying critical lifesaving care for someone just so they can exert their authority and search a vehicle,鈥� McCoy said.
Border patrol policy allows agents to pull people over for searches and questioning within 100 miles of the border. But a 2013 directive unless their supervisors have signed off.
Human rights advocates are demanding Congress hold U.S. Customs and Border Protection accountable for violating their own policies.
A spokesperson for the agency said they were unaware of the allegations.
