Supreme Court rules on border killing, expected to decide immigration cases before end of term

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the parents of a Mexican teen killed in 2010 cannot recover damages from the U.S. Border Patrol agent who shot him. The Court also heard arguments in a free speech case that could affect the rights of Americans. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joined CBSN to discuss those cases and the latest immigration news.

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[JamesHall-jxtd]

I live in El Paso, Texas where this incident happened and the media is not telling the whole truth. The 15 year old was attacking the CBP officer with rather large rocks and when confronted run back into Mexico. He was known to officers since he had a history of causing problems. He was not the poor innocennt little boy the media claims.

[TWE_]

It's not wrong for a country to want immigrants that will contribute to its economy, rather than poor uneducated ones that will strain its social programs and increase poverty. Literally every developed country does this: Canada, Australia, Japan, Norway, etc.

[joshuaronquillo]

Aren't you guys just loving small government that is held accountable?

[kpps]

Good.. Should come here the legal way..

[rachelgibson]

Stop with the bullsht sympathy grab for this Mexican family. The boy wasn't just "playing". Agents had every right to defend themselves. Sucks the boy died. But he shouldn't have been crossing the border illegally, and he shouldn't have been among smugglers, and rocks shouldn't have been being thrown at the Agents. He paid the ultimate price for stupid choices.

[stjohn]

Sad killing kids at play people make me sick

[marcosmunguia]

🇺🇲🇺🇲 TRUMP AND PENCE 2020 🇺🇲🇺🇲 NOT SOCIALISM 🇺🇲🇺🇲 NOT COMMUNIST 🇺🇲🇺🇲 NOT OPEN BORDERS 🇺🇲🇺🇲

[toplarry]

It comes down to do we want open borders or closed borders. We can't have it both ways

[akoww]

they should have sued in Mexico where the crime happened

[johnzabik]

This was on Obama's watch not Trump

[mikematthews]

Okay why was he were he shouldnt have been? Where was his parents when the 15yr old was crossing over to Mexico illegally? These boarder agent's have a dangerous job. Cartels on the boarder killers smuggling drugs. Its a shame what happend but he shouldnt have been there. To me theres more to this storie that were not hearing. He was playing and crossed over illegaly into Mexico? Idk doesn't sound right to me.

[arturomunoz]

You keep mispronouncing "undocumented immigrant". You say it as "illegal immigrant"

[mrkjsmooth]

I'm voting for Trump. Already made my mind up

[sierraguru]

He was killed on Mexican soil by US government agents who were in the US when they shot him. It's unfortunate that lame excuses now pass for legal arguments.

[tobinprowant]

The president has broad authority in regards to immigration!

[cpl.stephencarterusarmyret]

The income requirements are not a new requirement for immigrants when I bought my wife to the U.S. in 1992. I had to show proof that I was able to support her before she could get her green card.

[conbatengineer]

Yeah attacking the officer.... don’t listen to that.... he was a model student, wanted to be an astronaut was a volunteer at the local shelter

[darkassassin]

Supreme Court got it right just a sad situation for the family prayers man!

[chrismanning]

If you are poor than you are not going to do anything good for the nation.

[loadmaster]

Remember as a kid saying play play play and someone is going to get hurt