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Critical Incident: Death at the Border (2025)
TV-MA
86 min | Documentary

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Critical Incident: Death at the Border (2025)

TV-MA

86 min | Documentary

Revisits the 2010 death of Anastasio Hernández-Rojas, an undocumented Mexican immigrant who died while in custody at the border. When eye-witness video emerges, it sparks a far-reaching investigation from a border checkpoint to D.C.

Director

Rick Rowley

Writer

Rick Rowley (written by)

Producer

Karim Hajj (producer)

Composer

Brian McOmber

Cinematographer

Rick Rowley (director of photography)

Editor

J.D. Marlow (editor)

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Release date

Dec 29, 2025 (United States)

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21 cast members

Name	Known for
Anastasio Hernández-Rojas Self - Killed by U.S. Border Patrol (archive footage) Self - Killed by U.S. Border Patrol (archive footage) See fewer
Rodney Scott Self - Former U.S. Border Patrol Chief Self - Former U.S. Border Patrol Chief See fewer	Gotaways: The Hidden Border Crisis (2023)
Ron Newquist Self - San Diego Police Dept., Ret. Detective Self - San Diego Police Dept., Ret. Detective See fewer
María Puga Self - Anastasio's Wife Self - Anastasio's Wife See fewer	Need to Know (2010)
Gene Iredale Self - Civil Attorney for Anastasio's Family Self - Civil Attorney for Anastasio's Family See fewer	ACORN and the Firestorm (2017)
John Carlos Frey Self - Investigative Reporter Self - Investigative Reporter See fewer	The Gatekeeper (2002)
Raul Ortiz Self - U.S. Border Patrol Chief Self - U.S. Border Patrol Chief See fewer	America Reports (2021)
Andrea Guerrero Self - Southern Border Communities Coalition Self - Southern Border Communities Coalition See fewer	Democracy Now! (2001)
Roxanna Altholz Self - Int'l Human Rights Lawyer & Professor Self - Int'l Human Rights Lawyer & Professor See fewer	Democracy Now! (2001)
Jenn Budd Self - Former Border Patrol Agent Self - Former Border Patrol Agent See fewer	Critical Incident: Death at the Border (2025)
Basilio Angulo Self - Nogales Police Dept. (as Sgt. Basilio Angulo) Self - Nogales Police Dept. (as Sgt. Basilio Angulo) See fewer
Roy Bermudez Self - Nogales Police Dept. (as Chief Roy Bermudez) Self - Nogales Police Dept. (as Chief Roy Bermudez) See fewer	Clips (2022)
Anonymous Self - Former CIT Agent Self - Former CIT Agent See fewer
Alex Padilla Self - D - California (as Sen. Alex Padilla) Self - D - California (as Sen. Alex Padilla) See fewer	No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (2020)
Alejandro Mayorkas Self - Secretary of Homeland Security Self - Secretary of Homeland Security See fewer	PBS News Hour (1975)
James Tomsheck Self - Former CBP Internal Affairs Chief Self - Former CBP Internal Affairs Chief See fewer
James Wong Self - Former CBP Internal Affairs Deputy Chief Self - Former CBP Internal Affairs Deputy Chief See fewer
Geneviéve Jones-Wright Self - Community Advocates for Just and Moral Governance Self - Community Advocates for Just and Moral Governance See fewer
Amy Goodman Self - Host, Democracy Now (archive footage) Self - Host, Democracy Now (archive footage) See fewer	I Love You, You Hate Me (2022)
Tamron Hall Self - Host, NewsNation with Tamron Hall (archive footage) Self - Host, NewsNation with Tamron Hall (archive footage) See fewer	Tamron Hall (2019)
Amy Isackson Self - KPBS News (archive footage) Self - KPBS News (archive footage) See fewer