The nine lawmakers, which included CBC Chairwoman Joyce Beatty of Ohio, and Reps. Nine members of the Congressional Black Caucus met with domestic policy adviser Susan Rice, director of public engagement and former Congressman Cedric Richmond, and Tina Flournoy, Vice President Kamala Harris' chief of staff on Wednesday and reiterated that they plan to respond to the actions by Customs and Border Protection with congressional action. At one point in the video, the officer's horse nearly charges into one of the migrants, who falls back and into the water.Īs a response to these videos, Democratic lawmakers have railed against the administration officials who have yet to explain what happened in these instances at the southern border. Reuters video shows the officers at the water's edge, twirling the long reins as migrants crossed the border at the US shoreline of the Rio Grande. The requests comes days after videos taken by Al Jazeera and Reuters appear to show law enforcement officers on horseback including authorities swinging long reins near migrants who crossed the US-Mexico border near Del Rio, Texas. (CNN) - Democrats are blasting the Biden administration for its treatment of Haitian migrants at the Southern border and want answers from officials after videos from other outlets appear to show border patrol officials using aggressive tactics when confronting them. United States Border Patrol agents on horseback try to stop Haitian migrants from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande near the Acuna Del Rio International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas on September 19.īy Daniella Diaz, Betsy Klein, Jasmine Wright and Kevin Liptak, CNN
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