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Agents Use Racial Slurs in Sweeps; Kavanaugh Allows Profiling

8/11/2026

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Immigration agents carried out large, aggressive sweeps that civil-rights groups say involved racial profiling.
Body-camera footage, texts and court filings show agents used the slur “tonks” for Mexican immigrants and labeled undocumented migrants “wet,” a shorthand for “wetback.”
Justice Brett Kavanaugh gave a provisional blessing to racial profiling in immigration enforcement, prompting legal challenges that may take months to resolve.

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Immigration agents carried out large, aggressive sweeps that civil-rights groups say involved racial profiling.
Body-camera footage, texts and court filings show agents used the slur “tonks” for Mexican immigrants and labeled undocumented migrants “wet,” a shorthand for “wetback.”
Justice Brett Kavanaugh gave a provisional blessing to racial profiling in immigration enforcement, prompting legal challenges that may take months to resolve.