{"id":802898,"date":"2021-09-22T16:13:32","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T20:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=802898"},"modified":"2021-09-22T16:13:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T20:13:35","slug":"maxine-waters-says-accusations-of-border-patrol-whipping-haitian-migrants-are-worse-than-what-we-witnessed-in-slavery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maxine-waters-says-accusations-of-border-patrol-whipping-haitian-migrants-are-worse-than-what-we-witnessed-in-slavery\/","title":{"rendered":"Maxine Waters Says Accusations Of Border Patrol \u2018Whipping\u2019 Haitian Migrants Are \u2018Worse Than What We Witnessed In Slavery\u2019"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fmaxine-waters-says-accusations-of-border-patrol-whipping-haitian-migrants-are-worse-than-what-we-witnessed-in-slavery%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=802898&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><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"38.311403508772\">\n<p>Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters said Wednesday that the Border Patrol agents accused of whipping Haitian migrants at the southern border committed actions that are worse than what was done during slavery.<\/p>\n<p>During a press conference outside of the U.S. Capitol, Waters mentioned the accusations from many Democratic politicians and media outlets that Border Patrol agents were whipping Haitian migrants at the southern border after video and pictures emerged of agents riding horseback with reins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we witnessed takes us back hundreds of years. What we witnessed was worse than what we witnessed in slavery,\u201d Waters said during the press conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCowboys with their reins in hand whipping black people, Haitians, into the water where they\u2019re scrambling and falling down and all they\u2019re trying to do is escape the violence in their country,\u201d Waters continued.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.1834862385321\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Maxine Waters: Border patrol agents riding on horseback to control migrants are trying to \u201ctake us back to slavery days and worse than that.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uLnBQXZX50\">pic.twitter.com\/uLnBQXZX50<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Berg (@MikeKBerg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeKBerg\/status\/1440759107770728457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.6681818181818\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaxineWaters?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MaxineWaters<\/a> on border patrol agents apprehending illegal immigrants: \u201cWhat we witnessed was worse than what we witnessed in slavery\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UgzHccvtJK\">pic.twitter.com\/UgzHccvtJK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1440761163810172939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>MSNBC host Joy Reid alleged Monday that Border Patrol agents were using \u201cwhips\u201d from the \u201cslave era\u201d to herd migrants at the southern border. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/21\/media-cbp-agents-horses-whips-haitian-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Democrats, Media Accuse Border Patrol Of \u2018Whipping\u2019 Haitian Migrants)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Horseback Border Patrol units who were accused of whipping the Haitian migrants were <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/22\/border-patrol-whip-migrants-reassigned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reassigned<\/a> to desk duties while officials investigate the incident, Fox News reported. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/22\/border-patrol-whip-migrants-reassigned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Horseback Border Patrol Agents Accused Of Whipping Migrants With Reins Reassigned To Desk Duties)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/USBPDelRioSector\/videos\/978256902751732\">said<\/a> the agents were using long reins to control their horses during a Monday press conference and said an investigation is underway.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic California Rep. 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