From California to Chicago, a Border Patrol boss sparks accusations of race-based arrests

On the morning of Jan. 7, Jesús Ramírez and other day laborers huddled in a Home Depot parking lot in Bakersfield, California, hoping for work.

Suddenly, they were surrounded by U.S. Homeland Security vehicles.

One agent demanded Ramírez show his papers. When he pulled out his wallet, the agent “snatched” it and took his ID without asking questions, Ramírez said…

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