U.S. #BorderPatrol Harasses #TohonoOodham Community on Birthday of Murdered #RaymondMattia

By #OfeliaRivas, Tohono O'odham, #CensoredNews, May 18, 2025

GU-VO District, Tohono O'odham Nation -- "Harassment on Ray's birthday and a cultural meeting.

"It's continuous intimidation warfare tactics on the community,

"Also there is a death in the community.

"They told the district officials that there was suspicious activities going on. We are preparing for the cultural meeting, getting firewood.

"The family lost a young man in his 30's, we're in sad mourning."

Read and listen to more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/05/us-border-patrol-harasses-tohono-oodham.html

#ReaderSupportedNews #JusticeForRayMattia #MurderPatrol #JusticeForRay #ACAB #CBP #CivilRightsViolation #Arizona

#OfeliaRivas, Tohono O'odham, speaks with #FirstVoicesRadio host #TiokasinGhosthorse, Lakota.

"Ofelia describes how the U.S. #BorderPatrol murdered her friend #RaymondMattia, #TohonoOodham,
at his home on the Tohono O'odham Nation.

"Ofelia shares how Ray's father was her spiritual mentor and taught her about O'odham ceremonies.

"'Raymond is my ceremony brother, and I have a lot of respect for him.'

"Ofelia describes the moments leading up to Ray's murder when about 25 U.S. Border Patrol trucks arrived. After murdering Raymond, Ofelia could hear the U.S. Border Patrol agents laughing about murdering him. The gunfire included two shots from the back, and U.S. Border Patrol agents bashed in Raymond's body after he was shot and dying."

Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/01/tiokasins-guest-on-first-voices-radio.html

Listen:
https://radiokingston.org/en/broadcast/first-voices-radio/episodes/ofelia-rivas-guest
#MurderPatrol #JusticeForRay #JusticeForRayMattia #ACAB #CivilRightsViolation #Arizona #ReaderSupportedNews

U.S. Justice Department Rejects #CivilRights Complaint Filed for Murder of #RaymondMattia by #USBorderPatrol

By #OpheliaRivas, O'odham Voice Against the Wall, via #CensoredNews, January 6, 2025

"The system of justice for the killing of an American Indian is as expected by the people. The numerous federal agents on the Tohono O'odham reservation are justified in killing our people as they will not be held accountable by the system that pays them to be heavily armed and unmonitored on our land.

"The border patrol have not been prosecuted for deaths, rapes, molestations and human and drug trafficking.

"The Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice wrote to me:

"'The tragic death of Raymond Mattia, who was shot and killed at his home, by officers of U.S Customs and Border Patrol agents Whitehouse, SiFuentes, and Torralva, on May 18, 2023.'

'Mr. Mattia’s death was indeed a tragic loss. Mr. Mattia’s death was indeed a tragic loss. However, the information provided about the circumstances surrounding his death does not disclose a prosecutable violation of the federal criminal civil rights statutes enforced by the Criminal Section. Therefore, we regret that we are unable to assist with this matter."

https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/01/us-justice-dept-rejects-civil-rights.html

#JusticeForRay #JusticeForRayMattia #ACAB #CivilRightsViolation
#Murder #Tohono #Oodham #Arizona #MurderPatrol

U.S. Border Patrol Agents who Murdered #RaymondMattia, #TohonoOodham, Identified

Tucson Sentinel, reporter Paul Ingram, reports: "Three #BorderPatrol agents involved in the fatal shooting of a Tohono O'odham man in front of his home in 2023 were identified in legal filings on Friday.

"Earlier this year, the family of 58-year-old Raymond Mattia filed a lawsuit, accusing Border Patrol of excessive force and demanding the names of the agents who killed him.

"Attorneys Ryan Stitt and Marcus Bourassa filed an amended complaint, and on Friday issued a summons for Border Patrol Agents Scott Whitehouse, Dan Sifuentes, and Ivan Torralva, who they said 'shot and killed Raymond for no reason.'

"'Despite the lack of a threat and his compliance, at least three of the agents met his compliant calm demeanor with a hail of gunfire,' the attorneys wrote. Whitehouse, Sifuentes, and Torralva 'all fired their weapons at Mr. Mattia."

Excerpt posted in #CensoredNews:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/12/us-border-patrol-agents-who-murdered.html

Read more:
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/121324_border_agents_named/bp-agents-involved-fatal-shooting-tohonooodham-man-named-l

#ACAB #JusticeForRaymondMattia #CivilRightsViolation #Murder #JusticeForRayMattia #Tohono #Oodham #Arizona #MurderPatrol

U.S. Justice Department Complaint Filed for the Murder of #RaymondMattia, #Tohono #Oodham, by U.S. Border Patrol and Tribal Police

Civil Rights Complaint filed by Ophelia Rivas, O'odham Voice Against the Wall, and Signees

November 28,2024 Press Release, via #CensoredNews

"A complaint has been filed on November 7, 2024 with the Civil Rights Section of the United States Department of Justice seeking justice for violation of Mr. Raymond Mattia Sr. civil and constitutional rights.

"The unjust decisions made thus far are a blatant cover-up of biased processes and laws pertaining to American Indians.

"We strongly urge immediate compliance with the Interagency Memorandum of Agreement on December 1, 2022, regarding criminal investigations on Indian Country in the homicide of Raymond Mattia Sr.

"The Interagency MOU press release states, 'Department of Justice is committed to working with the Department of Interior and the FBI is committed to ongoing and continued collaboration with the Bureau of Indian Affairs,' said FBI Director Christopher Wray' on December 2, 2022.

"The Arizona prosecutor ruled there was a 'just cause' of 38 shots and 11 bullets striking a peaceful unarmed American Indian man.

"Raymond Mattia Sr. had called tribal police for assistance, undocumented persons had entered his home demanding the use of his cellphone. Ray stepped out of his one-room home doorway as shown on the Homeland Security border patrol body cameras and complied to the demands of over 10 border patrols and 1 tribal police.

[Graphic description of Raymond's murder has been omitted]

"According to Zach Stoebe, public affairs with the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, the homicide of Raymond Mattia Sr. is, 'a case that does not rise to the level of a federal criminal civil rights violation or a criminal violation in Arizona law.' (USA Today, Oct. 16, 2023)

"We call for justice for an American Indian man, Raymond Mattia Sr., a human, an O'odham, a member of the federally-recognized Tohono O'odham Nation. Ray is a father, a brother, a hereditary ceremony leader, a community councilman and a friend with a Right to Live and Exist.

"This is the legacy of the United States of America regarding the American Indian. Truth Day November 28, 2024."

Source:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2024/11/us-justice-department-complaint-filed.html

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