DHS Sec. Mayorkas on troubling viral videos of Border Patrol being aggressive with Haitian migrants:

"One cannot weaponize a horse to aggressively attack a child. That is unacceptable. That is not what our policies and our training require ... We will not tolerate mistreatment."
WH Press Sec. Jen Psaki says Biden found viral videos of Border Patrol being aggressive with Haitian migrants “horrific.”

“This is not who we are," Psaki says. "That’s not who the Biden-Harris administration is."
Rep. Tony Gonzalez (R-TX) defends Border Patrol agents caught on camera using reins on migrants:

“It’s a very desperate situation and they’re doing God’s work, fighting everything they can.”
VP Kamala Harris calls videos of Border Patrol agents using reins on Haitian migrants “horrible” and says she supports a “thorough investigation.”

“I’m deeply troubled about it.”
Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) on Border Patrol agents using reins on Haitian migrants:

“Border Patrol has had those horse brigades for a while ... What are they supposed to do, just stand there and let everybody come in?”

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