A federal appeals court has ruled that a Mexican family, whose 15-year-old son was shot and killed by a U.S. border patrol agent while on the Mexican side of the border, may not sue the agent for damages.

In a divided ruling, the majority of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit panel said the family had no constitutional standing to sue the border patrol agent.

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