The U.S. government has reportedly paid out more than $60 million in settlements between 2005 and 2017 in cases in which Customs and Border Protection agents were involved in deaths, driving injuries, alleged assaults and wrongful detentions.

That total comes from an analysis of court documents and media reports by The Guardian published on Tuesday.

Among the revelations from that analysis is that the federal government settled at least 20 wrongful death claims from the families of people killed since 2003.

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The largest chunk of the total — some $47 million — came from cases alleging reckless driving by border patrol agents. The Guardian found that at least six of those incidents were deadly, and 18 caused injures that resulted in amputations and disability.

The payments also included legal settlements for people that had been wrongfully deported or detained, including U.S. citizens, immigrants with legal status and tourists.

Another $6 million was paid to settle cases involving a number of allegations, such as assault and racial profiling, the Guardian's analysis found.

President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE has pushed to step up security at the U.S.-Mexico border, including expanding the presence of border patrol agents, who he has claimed "are not allowed to properly do their job at the Border because of ridiculous liberal (Democrat) laws."