El Paso.– A former US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer was recently sentenced to two years in federal prison in El Paso for using excessive force while on duty at Bridge of the Americas – known as “Libre” – and falsifying documents in a federal investigation , according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas.
Miguel Ángel Delgado Jr., 41, was convicted of two counts of deprivation of rights under law and one count of falsifying documents in a federal investigation.
The United States Attorney’s Office said Delgado used excessive force in two incidents while on duty at Bridge of the Americas between October 2019 and June 2020.
As a result of Delgado’s use of excessive force, the victims suffered bodily injuries. Following one of the incidents, Delgado filed a CBP Incident Record Report in which he “falsely reported what occurred,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General and CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility investigated the case.
