At the very moment when Border Patrol agents need every accessible tool to combat a harrowing crisis, the Biden administration is actively taking them away.
Are you paying attention yet?
It’s almost as if Biden and his cronies seek to escalate and exploit the crisis to justify what will eventually be a radical set of open border policies.
On Thursday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced that horses are banned from being used in Del Rio, Texas, after allegations of “whipping” went viral. These allegations have been debunked, but taking a knee to the Far-Left is nothing new for the Biden administration.
👀 Based on a debunked, false narrative about mounted Border Patrol agents supposedly using whips on illegal aliens, Psaki says agents are now banned from using horses in #DelRio.
This administration excels at taking tools away from law enforcement. pic.twitter.com/DUTKP53H3j
— John Cooper (@thejcoop) September 23, 2021
“There’s an investigation the president certainly supports overseen by the Department of Homeland Security which he has conveyed will happen quickly. I can also convey to you that the secretary also conveyed to civil rights leaders earlier this morning that we will no longer be using horses in Del Rio.”
Video emerged Monday appearing to show Border Patrol agents riding horseback in Del Rio, trying to manage Haitian migrants who were trying to illegally enter the U.S. Agents could be seen on video swinging what appear to be reins in the air as dozens of migrants try to rush past them.
Many thought still images taken from the videos looked as if migrants were being whipped, though neither the DHS nor the White House could confirm reports.
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
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas appeared to deny the use of whips Monday, telling a reporter who questioned the alleged “whipping” they were “assuming facts,” before quickly changing tune and bowing to leftist backlash.
An unidentified border patrol agent told Fox News the alleged “whips” were horse reins.
“We do not carry whips and the only thing I see in their hands is reins. There is no way a horse patrol unit would be whipping aliens. Whips are not issued or authorized for use.”
Another border patrol source told Townhall agents will spin their reins to deter migrants from getting too close to horses.
“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. 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 so they don’t lose control of the horse, which can cause injuries to immigrants, the agents, and the horses.”
The horseback units accused of whipping migrants with horse reins were reassigned to desk duties while authorities investigate the incident.
Vice President Kamala Harris signaled support for the investigation Tuesday, saying “human beings should never be treated that way” and that she was “deeply troubled about it.”
What a convenient scapegoat for the “vice president” who refuses to take any action on the border crisis she helped create. As point person, she’s done virtually nothing to stave off hoards of illegals who continue to cross. During her visit to Latin America, Harris instead focused on “main drivers” of northern migration which somehow includes “climate change” and lack of female entrepreneurs.
Author: Elizabeth Tierney
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