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San Luis resident tells council police violated his Miranda rights, urges oversight to avoid legal exposure
Summary
At the Aug. 21 council meeting, Alfonso Lopez Aguirre told the City Council he was detained in 2023 by San Luis Police Department and CBP, said an internal affairs report confirmed a Miranda violation and asked the council to demand accountability to avoid potential multimillion-dollar liability.
Alfonso Lopez Aguirre told the San Luis City Council on Aug. 21, 2025, that San Luis Police Department officers and U.S. Customs and Border Protection detained him on Aug. 21, 2023, and that officers did not read him his Miranda rights while he was treated as a suspect. He asked the council to investigate and to require the city attorney and police chief to explain the department’s handling of the case.
Lopez Aguirre said the department’s internal affairs reports “confirmed the Miranda violation” and that a teletype broadcast was issued before he was questioned, which he said created “false suspicions” and exposed the city to legal…
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