Homeland Security IG Refuses to Probe Border Agents in Haitian Illegal Immigrant Confrontation

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The Department of Homeland Securityโ€™s (DHS) Inspector General declined to investigate photos and videos of Border Patrol agents on horseback turning away Haitian illegal immigrants, in which some falsely said they were โ€œwhippingโ€ the illegal aliens.

In a statement, DHS said the agencyโ€™s inspector generalโ€™s office โ€œdeclined to investigate and referred the matter back to CBPโ€™s Office of Professional Responsibility.โ€

Now, the Office of Professional Responsibility is reviewing the photos and videos, and is interviewing employees, witnesses, and Border Patrol leadership to determine what happened during the Sept. 19 incident in Del Rio, Texas. In the footage, agents were seen blocking Haitian illegal immigrants from trying to enter the United States.

โ€œDHS remains committed to conducting a thorough, independent, and objective investigation,โ€ said the agency in its Tuesday statement, without elaborating on why the agencyโ€™s inspector generalโ€™s office declined to review the incident. โ€œDHS will share information, as available, consistent with the need to protect the integrity of the investigation and individualsโ€™ privacy.โ€

Some news outlets and Democrats referred to the agentsโ€™ reins as whips while accusing them of whipping the illegal aliens. But the photographer who took the viral photos said they werenโ€™t whipping them.

โ€œTo see people treated like they did,ย horsesย barely running over, people being strapped โ€ฆ itโ€™s outrageous,โ€ President Joe Bidenย saidย on Sept. 24 during a news conference. โ€œI promise you, those people will pay. There will be an investigation underway now and there will be consequences. There will be consequences.โ€

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas had initially backed the agentsโ€™ actions and noted that reins are used to control the horse. In later appearances, Mayorkas said he thought the images were disturbing, placed the agents on desk duty, and ended the usage of horses in Del Rio.

In September, meanwhile, Mayorkas had told a House panel that an investigation would be completed within days.

Byย Jack Phillips

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