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HAITIANS AND HORSES

“[A]gents use their reins for a lot of reasons. Primarily it’s used to steer the horse, but agents will also spin them sometimes to deter people from getting too close to the horse. If they get too close, the horse can step on them, breaking bones or causing other injuries. Agents also need to maintain control of their reins to avoid losing control of the horse, which can cause injuries to immigrants, the agents, and the horses.”

— National Review

Reaction from a veteran border agent: “It will make patrolling extremely difficult, along with security.
This is insane. The agents did nothing wrong. It makes me furious. Horses have been used since
before the official founding of the Border Patrol.” https://t.co/FsFPyZRHNC

— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) September 23, 2021

There’s only one truth – don’t let them play the race card. Same dishonest tactics over & over. I’ve spent a lot of time along the border & seen these agents doing everything they can to help. Most are family men, esp on the horse patrol & vast majority Hispanic. Race has no role pic.twitter.com/AMiV88Ci3d

— Lara Logan (@laralogan) September 23, 2021

she thicc 😍 https://t.co/raojXnbNBX

— Veldster (@Veldster1) September 23, 2021

Furious mounted Texas Border agents deny they are whipping migrants and accuse Biden administration of fueling outrage to deflect their failings

Border Patrol agents pushed back against the Biden administration following its criticism of their treatment of migrants
Photos and video Sunday appeared to show agents on horseback whipping Haitian migrants with reins at the Rio Grande river between Mexico and the US
But they insist they are just using the horses' reigns to control the animals, and not aiming to harm any of the migrants
Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters Tuesday she was 'deeply troubled' by the 'horrible' images
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki condemned the actions as 'horrific'
One agent said the outrage shows officials lack 'basic knowledge' of handling horses and 'proves what absolute idiots they are'
Another accused Harris of 'placing blame on agents to deflect because she and Biden are not going to change how they are handling this'
And in another interview, National Border Patrol Council Vice President Art Del Cueto insisted the agents were using approved techniques
He claimed they were not whipping anyone

He’s not horrified at a refugee invasion of Bibical proportions?!?! but this essentially a non-incident is? gratuitous political pandering.
These desperate agents fighting a losing a battle and their leader selling them out…
Mayorkas is a spineless coward. https://t.co/TsVqa1SdnF

— LIAM (@william62876945) September 21, 2021

From a Border Patrol source: “Agents use their reins for a lot of reasons. Primarily it’s used to steer the horse,
but agents will also spin them sometimes to deter people from getting too close to the horse…
We are not aware of anyone being struck with the reins.” https://t.co/yxxyoAuklh pic.twitter.com/t3o3h9dJbL

— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) September 20, 2021

.@POTUS‘s @DHSgov @SecMayorkas tells Congress he suspended Border Patrol Agents seen in video blocking migrants from illegally entering @JoeBiden‘s #OpenBorder in Del Rio, Texas. He calls their actions horrifying.

They have been limited to administrative duties only. pic.twitter.com/j6Es48st18

— Joe (@9Joe9) September 22, 2021

The Border Patrol Agents who did their jobs are suspended.

Fuck Joe Biden.

— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) September 22, 2021

*(Lies and more lies. Many of these Haitians had been living in Santiago, Chile and Sao,Paolo, Brazil.)

Border patrol is mounted on horseback rounding up Haitian refugees with whips.

This is unfathomable cruelty towards people fleeing disaster and political ruin.
The administration must stop this. pic.twitter.com/BSjT91NSj0

— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) September 20, 2021

*(Lies and more lies. Many of these Haitians had been living in Santiago, Chile and Sao,Paolo, Brazil.)

Reports of the mistreatment of Haitian migrants fleeing violence and devastation from natural disasters
are deeply troubling,
including the inappropriate use of what appear to be whips by Border Patrol officers on horseback to intimidate migrants.

— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) September 21, 2021

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