US Border Patrol agents on horseback used 'unnecessary' force during an aggressive confrontation with Haitian migrants last year, investigation finds.
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.
The incident garnered national attention last September when photos surfaced of agents on horseback swinging long reins near migrants who had crossed the border where around 15,000 migrants had amassed under the Del Rio international bridge. In a 511-page report released Friday from CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility, officials said they found no evidence that Border Patrol agents struck migrants with their reins but said there was an"unnecessary use of force.
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