{"id":798227,"date":"2021-09-21T11:14:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T15:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=798227"},"modified":"2021-09-21T11:14:12","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T15:14:12","slug":"dhs-chief-initially-denies-border-patrol-agents-used-whips-on-haitians-then-changes-tune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-chief-initially-denies-border-patrol-agents-used-whips-on-haitians-then-changes-tune\/","title":{"rendered":"DHS Chief Initially Denies Border Patrol Agents Used Whips On Haitians, Then Changes Tune"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdhs-chief-initially-denies-border-patrol-agents-used-whips-on-haitians-then-changes-tune%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=798227&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1341680642.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday denied allegations that Border Patrol agents were whipping Haitian migrants as they attempted to illegally enter the United State. By Tuesday, however, he appeared to change his mind, saying he was \u201chorrified\u201d by what he saw.<\/p>\n<p>Photos and video published Sunday and picked up by various news outlets alleged that the agents were \u201cwhipping\u201d Haitians. Mayorkas denied those allegations to reporters in Del Rio, Texas on Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/09\/20\/dhs-chief-alejandro-mayorkas-pushes-back-on-haitian-migrant-abuse-claims\/\">according to the New York Post<\/a>. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz also denied that whips were used on the migrants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMayorkas and Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz told reporters in Del Rio, Texas Monday that they saw nothing obviously wrong with how the agents acted based on initial viewings of the images and footage. Mayorkas explained that agents use long reins \u2014 not whips \u2014 to control their horses, while Ortiz cited the difficulty in distinguishing migrants from smugglers as people move back and forth near the river,\u201d the Post reported. \u201cOrtiz added he would investigate the agents\u2019 actions to make sure nothing \u2018unacceptable\u2019 took place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, however, Mayorkas appeared to shift toward believing the allegations, saying he was \u201chorrified\u201d by what he saw.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was horrified by what I saw,\u201d Mayorkas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/09\/21\/politics\/alejandro-mayorkas-del-rio-border-cnntv\/index.html\">said<\/a> on CNN\u2019s \u201cNew Day.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m going to let the investigation run its course. But the pictures that I observed troubled me profoundly. That defies all of the values that we seek to instill in our people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mayorkas defended the use of horse patrols along the border, but said the images and videos defy \u201call of the values that we seek to instill in our people\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw the values that we do instill in our people in exhibition when I visited under the bridge and saw them work with the American Red Cross, the Department of Health and Human Services, World Central Kitchen, in addressing the needs of a vulnerable population of migrants under the bridge in Del Rio,\u201d he said on CNN. \u201cThat reflects who we are, and any mistreatment or abuse of an individual defies \u2026 our values and who we are and what we stand for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Mayorkas appears to have shifted on the reports, Border patrol agents told various reporters that the photos and videos show reins, not whips. The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/wild-media-frenzy-claims-border-agents-whipping-haitians-border-patrol-absolutely-not\">reported<\/a> that one Border Patrol agent told Fox New digital editor Peter Hasson that agents on horseback \u201cdo not carry whips\u201d and that the pictures show reins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBP does an excellent job when it comes to use of force training,\u201d the agent added. \u201cThere is no way a horse patrol unit would be whipping aliens. Whips are not issued or authorized for use.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another agent told Townhall\u2019s Julio Rosas that \u201cAgents use their reins for a lot of reasons.\u201d \u201cPrimarily it\u2019s used to steer the horse, but agents will also spin them sometimes to deter people from getting too close to the horse\u2026We are not aware of anyone being struck with the reins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reins for western tack, or gear, aren\u2019t always clasped like they are for English riding. The reins hang loose on either side of the horse\u2019s neck, so if a horse turns quickly, the length of smooth leather will naturally fly out to the side, as it appears in those photos. Riders will sometimes use that length to get the horse to run faster. The videos that circulated on Sunday did not show agents whipping migrants. They can be seen spinning the extra reins to keep migrants from getting close to the horses, as Ortiz explained, but not actually whipping them in the manner alleged by other media outlets.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday denied allegations that Border Patrol agents were whipping Haitian migrants as they attempted to illegally enter the United State. 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