Border Patrol chief expresses support for agents falsely accused of whipping Haitian immigrants

TThe chief of the Border Patrol Publicly defended agents accused in whipping Haitian Immigrants in 2021

You can testify At a House Homeland Security Committee Wednesday Hearing TexasChief Raul Ortiz, the chief of police, spoke out to defend the agents.

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“As a former horse patrol agent, I can attest to how vital horse patrol units are in responding to remote and harsh locations. Last year’s mass migration event in Del Rio was chaotic. We had over 20,000 people show up in one place in a short period of time. Even so, we were able to provide food, water, and medical care without a single loss of life,” He said that Fox News reported.

“I remain proud of the work of our horse patrol units and what we did in Del Rio. As the chief of the Border Patrol, I am ultimately responsible for all operational decisions. To that point and as a senior field commander during that response, I accepted and continue to accept full responsibility for the actions taken,” He added.

In September 2021, Border Patrol agents were under fire after several mounted agents stopped a group of mostly Haitian migrants trying to cross into the United States at Del Rio, Texas. Biden administration officials, including President, claimed that photos from the encounter revealed that agents had whipped immigrants. This led to a media outcry.

“To see people treated like they did, horses barely running over, people being strapped — it’s outrageous,” President Joe Biden At the time, mimicking whipping motions was a common method. “I promise you: Those people will pay. There will be an investigation underway now, and there will be consequences. There will be consequences.”

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“Our nation saw horrifying images that do not reflect who we are. We know that those images painfully conjured up the worst elements of our nation’s ongoing battle against systemic racism,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Both at the same moment.

The agents were exonerated by a subsequent investigation, but minor charges were brought.