Border Patrol Agent Strikes Child During Raid, Youth Later Reunited
Nov 4, 2025
According to an Instagram post by L.A. TACO, a Border Patrol agent hit a child in the face with a ball during a raid. The child was subsequently driven away from the scene by Border Patrol but was later reunited with their mother in the afternoon.
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