'I have seen some of the footage. I don't have the full context. I can't imagine what context would make that appropriate, but I don't have additional details... I don't think anyone seeing that footage would think it's acceptable or appropriate.'
. He said the reporter who asked him about the whip was "assuming the facts," and suggested it was possible the agent was simply holding a long rein.
Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters she was "deeply troubled" by the photos and planned to discuss them with Mayorkas. "And I fully support what is happening right now which is a thorough investigation into exactly what is going on there. But human beings should never be treated that way," she said.
Psaki was pressed repeatedly about the images and asked if the use of whips was something the Biden administration permitted. The Homeland Security secretary was joined in Texas by Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz, who defended his agency's"We do not know who are the smugglers or who are the migrants, so it's important that those border patrol agents maintain a level of security for both themselves and for the migrant population as they were trafficking back and forth," Ortiz said.
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