Border Patrol agents used 'unnecessary' force at Del Rio, report finds
Border Patrol agents on horseback who confronted non-threatening Haitian migrants in Del Rio in 2021 used "unnecessary" force, according to a report released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Border Patrol agents on horseback engaged in "unnecessary use of force" against non-threatening Haitian immigrants but didn't whip any with their reins "intentionally or otherwise," according to a federal investigation of chaotic scenes along the Texas-Mexico border last fall that sparked widespread condemnation.In a 511-page report released Friday, Customs and Border Protection blamed a "lack of command control and communication" for mounted agents using their horses to forcibly block and move migrants during an influx of Haitians arriving last September at the
