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Harris ‘deeply troubled’ by images of Border Patrol agents on horseback blocking migrants, agents respond



Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday said she is “deeply troubled” by images from the border showing Border Patrol agents on horseback blocking migrants from entering the U. S. – the latest administration official to join the pile on against agents who are dealing with a colossal migrant surge in Del Rio.

“What I saw depicted about those individuals on horseback treating human beings the way they were, was horrible,” Harris told reporters. “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. And I’m deeply troubled about it. And I’ll also be talking to Secretary [Alejandro] Mayorkas about it today.”

Harris was reacting to images of Border Patrol agents in Del Rio, where thousands of Haiti ans have surged in recent days. Images showed agents on horseback blocking migrants from entering the U. S. and in one case grabbing onto a migrant’s shirt.

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Overwhelmed agents have been working six days a week, and more than 10 hours a day as they deal with the more than 14,000 mostly Haitian migrants that were at one time camped under the international bridge – with reports of tens of thousands more on the way.

As DHS has surged resources, including more agents on horseback, supplies and medical assistance, while also increasing deportation flights, the men and women in green have been attempting to stop migrants – who have traveled through multiple countries before arriving at the border – from coming into U. S. territory.

Border Patrol agents who spoke to Fox News were angered by the pile-on from the administration, and accused it of trying to deflect from its inability to control the border.

“This whole situation is blowing up and even liberals are turning on this administration,” one agent told Fox News. “[Harris] is placing blame on agents to deflect because … (Read more)

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