Photos Appear To Show U.S. Border Agents Chasing Down Haitians In A Migrant Camp
3 years, 6 months ago

Photos Appear To Show U.S. Border Agents Chasing Down Haitians In A Migrant Camp

NPR  

Photos Appear To Show U.S. Border Agents Chasing Down Haitians In A Migrant Camp Thousands of migrants are camped out under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas. AFP photographer Paul Ratje says he saw agents holding up leather straps used to control horses — as though to threaten people. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: New photos show U.S. border agents on horseback chasing down Haitians who are living in a temporary camp there. RATJE: The Haitians that were there seemed frightened that they weren't going to be able to get back into the camp because they would be separated from the people that they're with or whoever they're trying to bring food to.

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Border agents used ‘unnecessary’ force against Haitian migrants, report finds
2 years, 8 months ago

Border agents used ‘unnecessary’ force against Haitian migrants, report finds

LA Times  

A Border Patrol agent on horseback tries to stop a Haitian migrant from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande in September 2021. Border Patrol agents on horseback used “unnecessary force” when they confronted a crowd of Haitian migrants in Texas in September, according to a report released Friday. The dramatic confrontation, with mounted agents towering over …

Biden warns that Border Protection agents will face 'consequences'
3 years, 6 months ago

Biden warns that Border Protection agents will face 'consequences'

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden on Friday vowed the border agents on horseback who tried to stop migrants crossing the into the US will 'pay' and face the ‘consequences’ of their actions. 'Human beings should not be treated that way and as we all know it also evoked images of some of the worst moments of our history,' VP Kamala Harris said …

Why many thousands of Haitians ended up at the US-Mexico border
3 years, 6 months ago

Why many thousands of Haitians ended up at the US-Mexico border

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. CNN — Thousands of Haitian migrants have appeared at the US-Mexico border seeking to cross the Rio Grande and find refuge in the US. Human rights activists are condemning images of US border agents, mounted on horseback, trying to head off migrants almost as if they’re herding cattle. The …

ALREADY PUBBED Deported Haitian migrants clash with authorities in attempt to get back onto plane which flew them out of America
3 years, 6 months ago

ALREADY PUBBED Deported Haitian migrants clash with authorities in attempt to get back onto plane which flew them out of America

The Telegraph  

Dozens of migrants upset about being deported to Haiti from the United States clashed with authorities while trying to rush back into the plane which took them to Port-au-Prince. The chaotic scenes at Toussaint Louverture airport came as the US faced a backlash for its heavy-handed policing on the border, with officers on horseback seen charging at migrants and threatening …

Haitian migrants pour out of U.S. into Mexico to avoid being sent back home
3 years, 6 months ago

Haitian migrants pour out of U.S. into Mexico to avoid being sent back home

LA Times  

President Biden said Tuesday that his administration is working to get the crisis on the U.S. southern border under control. “Thank God we can eat, but look how we’re sleeping,” said Jhonsy Profecta, 35, pointing to his cardboard pallet and then the bathrooms, which he said “don’t really work.” Profecta said a Border Patrol agent at the Del Rio, Texas, …

US officials to probe whip-like cords used against migrants
3 years, 6 months ago

US officials to probe whip-like cords used against migrants

Al Jazeera  

Images and video show mounted US border guards wielding the cords amid mass migrant expulsion along the Texas-Mexico border. United States immigration officials said they have launched an investigation after images emerged of mounted US border guards appearing to use horse reins to threaten migrants camped along the Texas-Mexico border. The White House criticized the use of horse reins to …

U.S. Border Agents Chased Migrants On Horseback. A Photographer Explains What He Saw
3 years, 6 months ago

U.S. Border Agents Chased Migrants On Horseback. A Photographer Explains What He Saw

NPR  

U.S. Border Agents Chased Migrants On Horseback. A Photographer Explains What He Saw Enlarge this image toggle caption Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images Images of U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback chasing Haitian migrants along the Rio Grande are "horrific," the White House says. Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Eric …

Photos: U.S. begins removing Haitian migrants, but they continue to flock to Texas border
3 years, 6 months ago

Photos: U.S. begins removing Haitian migrants, but they continue to flock to Texas border

LA Times  

The Biden administration began making good on its promise to send Haitian migrants in Del Rio back to their homeland, the Associated Press reported. Haitian immigrants cross the Rio Grande back into Ciudad Acuna, Mexico, from Del Rio, Texas, on Monday to avoid deportation by the U.S. A long line of Haitian immigrants emerges from the banks of the Rio …

Haitian immigrants and US Border Patrol: White House says it’s seeking more information on ‘horrific’ footage
3 years, 6 months ago

Haitian immigrants and US Border Patrol: White House says it’s seeking more information on ‘horrific’ footage

CNN  

Washington CNN — White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that the White House is seeking more information on the “horrific” viral videos that appear to show US Border Patrol agents on horseback confronting Haitian refugees at the US border. “I don’t think anyone seeing that footage would think it was acceptable or appropriate.” Videos taken by Al Jazeera …

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