The border patrol agents who were caught in a phony scandal last year for trying to deal with Haitian illegals have just been cleared by the head of CBP.
Via Fox News:
The head of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Friday said there was “no evidence” that Border Patrol struck Haitian migrants with their reins or used whips in Del Rio Texas last year, implicitly rebuking the false claim made by President Biden and other top Democrats — even as the agency recommended punishment for the agents for infractions such as “offensive” language and unnecessary force.
“[DHS’ Office of Professional Responsibility] found no evidence Border Patrol agents involved in this incident struck anyone with their reins intentionally or otherwise,” CBP Commissioner Chris Magnus said at a press conference, in which he also said that agents were not carrying whips.
Agents have been under investigation since Sept. 20, the day after agents on horseback dealt with migrants coming across the river in Del Rio. The incident made headlines as reporters and lawmakers saw the reins the agents were using and misinterpreted them as whips. It was a claim quickly debunked, but repeated by the President days later.
“To see people treated like they did, horses barely running over, people being strapped – it’s outrageous,” Biden told reporters, making a whipping motion with his hand. “I promise you, those people will pay. There will be an investigation underway now and there will be consequences. There will be consequences.”
Despite being cleared, the agency is still going to punish the border patrol agents involved for other infractions:
While the core complaint against the agents was found to be false, the agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility found multiple infractions, but ones that were a far cry from Biden’s claim that migrants were whipped. Magnus said that an agent was found to have used “denigrating and offensive” language against migrants regarding national origin and gender, and was accused of having maneuvered a horse around a child in an “unsafe manner.”
The report also faults agents for using an “unmoderated” tactical radio, of having insufficient training for the situation, and for an “unnecessary use of force” to drive the migrants back.
Magnus did not say what the recommended punishment for the agents will be. But multiple federal sources had told Fox News that CBP’s proposals include suspensions of up to 14 days for the agents who were on horseback when they were involved in the incident. Magnus claimed that the report showed “failures to make good decisions at multiple levels.”
This was all brought on because of Biden’s horrendous border policies, allowing illegals from everywhere to cross the border.
He’s created an unmanageable situation down there and yet it’s these border patrol agents who are being disciplined? What a crock.
Ted Cruz responded this way to the news:
Vengeful and cruel. Democrats smeared heroic Border Patrol agents with bogus attacks all based on a lie.
I’m proud to unequivocally stand with the men and women of the Border Patrol. https://t.co/r3CyaYJ2q7
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) July 8, 2022