President Joe Biden on Friday condemned Border Patrol's treatment of Haitian migrants in Del Rio, Texas, saying agents responsible for the actions will be punished.
President Joe Biden on Friday condemned Border Patrol's treatment of Haitian migrants in Del Rio, Texas as "outrageous."
"It's horrible what you saw. To see people like they did, with horses, running them over, people being strapped, it's outrageous," Biden said at the White House, referencing a series of photos and video showing mounted Border Patrol agents grabbing Haitian migrants trying to cross into the U.S. His administration's handling of the influx of migrants has drawn sharp criticism from immigration advocates and Democratic lawmakers after the photos and video depicting Border Patrol agents' harsh treatment surfaced this week.that it was halting agents' use of horses in Del Rio, Texas.
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