[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 13, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H6509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





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                  BORDER PATROL NEVER WHIPPED MIGRANTS

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, regarding the Biden border crisis, the 
Department of Homeland Security came back with a report proving without 
a doubt that the Border Patrol agents on horseback did not whip Haitian 
illegal immigrants crossing the border in 2021.
  There is no evidence whatsoever that agents involved in this incident 
struck intentionally or otherwise any illegal border crossers with the 
reins of their horses.
  After photographers took pictures of members of the Border Patrol 
Horse Patrol chasing Haitian illegal immigrants and swirling the reins 
of their horses in an allegedly intimidating manner, some news 
organizations falsely reported the agents seemed to be whipping the 
migrants.
  After all this whip controversy was found to be completely without 
merit, officials at Customs and Border Patrol announced that they are 
still going to punish the agents. Wow, that will be great for morale. 
These agents who dutifully serve to keep our border safe and enforce 
our laws are going to pay the price for something they did not do.
  President Biden, Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, and even 
Leader Schumer have all added fuel to this false fire. Liberal media 
keep pushing out false stories even though the photographer who took 
the images swiftly clarified they never witnessed an agent whipping any 
migrants.
  Negative media attention, brought about by liberal media and far-left 
politicians, is vilifying these agents, needlessly hurting morale, 
hurting recruitment and are just flat false.

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