Published 3 years ago

DHS investigating after images show border agents on horseback chasing migrants

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Videos appear to show U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback confronting Haitian refugees. "I don't think anyone seeing that footage would think it was acceptable or appropriate," White House says. DHS says it "does not tolerate the abuse of migrants in our custody"

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BBC News

Migrants in Texas: US probes horseback charge on Haiti migrants

Images which seem to show border agents on horseback driving migrants back spark an investigation.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

White House pressed on treatment of Haitian migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border

At the White House briefing on Monday, press secretary Jen Psaki received several questions about reports that some say appear to show Customs and Border Patrol agents using whips on Haitian migrants as they cross the U.S.-Mexico border.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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CBC News

Images of U.S. Border Patrol agents confronting Haitian migrants in Texas are 'heinous,' says congresswoman

Images of U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback grabbing asylum seekers near the U.S.-Mexico border are "heinous," according to U.S. Democratic Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman.

3 years ago·Canada

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Associated Press News

White House faces bipartisan backlash on Haitian migrants

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is facing sharp condemnation from Democrats for its handling of the influx of Haitian migrants at the U.S. southern border, after images of U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback using aggressive tactics went viral this week.

3 years ago·United States

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USA Today

Lawmakers decry images of Haitian migrants being chased by CBP agents on horses

The images have senators from both parties demanding an investigation.\u00a0Thousands of Haitians are camped in Del Rio, Texas after crossing from Mexico.

3 years ago·United States

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abc News

Biden found images of border agents with migrants 'horrific and horrible,' White House says

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on CBS that the videos were inconsistent with the value of the administration, and vowed to pursue an investigation.

3 years ago·United States

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