Coverage dated July 7, 2022

Report finds ‘unnecessary’ force by agents at Rio Grande

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In a recently released report, Customs and Border Protection blamed a “lack of command control and communication” for mounted agents using their horses to block and move Haitian migrants.

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  1. Fox7 Austin

    Report finds ‘unnecessary’ force by agents at Rio Grande (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    In a recently released report, Customs and Border Protection blamed a “lack of command control and communication” for mounted agents using their horses to block and move Haitian migrants.

  2. CBS News

    Border Patrol agents on horseback used "unnecessary" force against Haitian migrants last year, investigators find (opens CBS News)

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    Investigators found Haitian migrants were seeking to deliver food and supplies to their families and not threatening U.S border agents.

  3. KRDO

    Border Patrol agents on horseback used 'unnecessary' force in Del Rio incident but investigation found no evidence they struck migrants with reins, CBP report states (opens KRDO)

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    By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Four Border Patrol agents involved in an aggressive confrontation with Haitian migrants last year near Del Rio, Texas, were referred for discipline and are on administrative duties after a months-long investigation, senior US Customs and Border Protection officials said Fri…

  4. PBS NewsHour

    WATCH: Report finds 'unnecessary' force by Border Patrol agents at Rio Grande (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Border Patrol agents on horseback engaged in "unnecessary use of force" against non-threatening Haitian immigrants but didn't whip any with their reins, according to a federal investigation of chaotic scenes along the Texas-Mexico border last fall.

  5. Al Jazeera

    US border agents used ‘unnecessary force’ on Haitians: Report (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Federal investigation finds ‘command and communication’ was lacking in widely condemned incident at US-Mexico border.

  6. CNN

    Border Patrol agents on horseback used 'unnecessary' force in Del Rio incident, report finds (opens CNN)

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    Four Border Patrol agents involved in an aggressive confrontation with Haitian migrants last year near Del Rio, Texas, were referred for discipline and are on administrative duties after a months-long investigation, senior US Customs and Border Protection officials said Friday.

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