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Juan Julio Rodriguez Jr., or Julio Rodriguez Jr., a 16-year-old undocumented Mexican teenager, was chased and killed by the United States Border Patrol on October 12, 2012. He was shot 10 times in the back while fleeing from an agent who crossed into Mexico, 200 yards from the border. The Mexican government released an official autopsy report that claimed Rodriguez was unarmed, while the U.S. Customs and Border Protection claimed that agents saw Rodriguez reaching for a pistol which turned out to be a toy gun.

The incident sparked outrage in Mexico and calls for justice from the Mexican government. The Mexican government demanded an apology from the United States and launched its own investigation into the shooting. The United States government expressed regret for the incident and pledged to cooperate with the Mexican investigation.

In February 2014, the United States Department of Justice announced that it would not prosecute the Border Patrol agent who shot Rodriguez. The Justice Department said that the agent acted "reasonably" and "in self-defense" based on the information available to him at the time.

The decision not to prosecute the agent sparked further outrage in Mexico and led to continued calls for justice. The Mexican government called the decision a "grave mistake" and accused the United States of protecting the agent.

The case of Julio Rodriguez Jr. became a symbol of the strained relations between the United States and Mexico on issues of immigration and border security. It highlighted the challenges of dealing with undocumented immigration and the use of force by border patrol agents.