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Last year, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent a disciplinary action proposal to a horse-riding border guard accused of “whistling” Haitian immigrants in Texas. This caused a big fire among lawmakers in Washington, DC.
Details of the penalties have not been announced, but sources told Fox News that CBP will soon announce the results of the executive branch.
The agency made a headline last year when an agent was falsely accused of whipping immigrants along the Del Rio sector in Texas.
An image of an agent trying to prevent immigrants from entering the United States spread on Twitter, and in some cases picked up an immigrant shirt.
Cross-border patrols smoke as the Department of Homeland Security prepares to punish police officers involved in the “whip” controversy
Because some media and Democrats misidentified the agent’s split reins and used them to spin to control and guide horses, falsely claiming that agents were using “whips” for immigrants. The controversy has escalated.
Weighted by Vice President Kamala Harris and President Biden, Biden has increased pressure on the besieged agents by repeating the false allegations of whiplash, and previews that he hoped to be the result of the investigation. did.
“It’s ridiculous to see people treated like them, horses barely running around, and people tied up,” Biden told reporters. Whipping with his hands.. “I promise you, those people will pay. The investigation is currently underway and there are results. There are results.”
The Inspector General refused criminal charges against the agent, after which the investigation was transferred to the DHS Office of Professional Responsibility.
According to sources, the announcement from CBP is “imminent” with respect to the findings.
Adam Shaw of Fox News contributed to this report.