Biden condemns Border Patrol treatment of Haitian migrants in Del Rio

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Biden condemns Border Patrol treatment of Haitian migrants in Del Rio

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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday,Sept 24, 2021.

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President Joe Biden on Friday condemned the U.S. Border Patrol’s treatment of Haitian migrants in Del Rio, Texas, calling the habits of representatives on horseback “outrageous” and swearing they will deal with effects for their actions.

“It’s horrible what you saw. To see people like they did, with horses, running them over, people being strapped, it’s outrageous,” Biden stated at the White House, referencing a series of pictures and video revealing installed Border Patrol representatives getting Haitian migrants attempting to cross into the U.S.

“I promise you, those people will pay. There is an investigation underway right now and there will be consequences,” he stated.

It was the president’s very first substantive discuss the scenario in Del Rio, where more than 10,000 Haitian migrants have actually attempted to go into the U.S. from Mexico given that mid-September

Vice President Kamala Harris, in an interview with ABC’s “The View” on Friday, compared the representatives’ treatment of Haitian migrants to the injustice of native individuals and African Americans throughout slavery.

“As we all know it evoked images of some of the worst moments of our history where that kind of behavior has been used against the indigenous people of our country, has been used against African Americans during times of slavery,” Harris stated.

United States Border Patrol representatives on horseback attempt to stop Haitian migrants from getting in an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande near the Acuna Del Rio International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas on September 19, 2021.

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“There needs to be consequences and accountability. Human beings should not be treated that way,” the vice president stated, keeping in mind that she completely supports the examination being performed by the Department of Homeland Security.

The Biden administration’s handling of the increase of migrants has actually drawn sharp criticism from migration supporters and Democratic legislators. Amid public protest, the administration on Thursday stopped representatives’ usage of horses in Del Rio.

However, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz on Monday turned down claims that whips were utilized by representatives in the images and videos that sustained public outrage. They stated the representatives were wielding reins to manage their horses.

Biden stated he took obligation for the crisis unfolding at the border and the actions of the Border Patrol illustrated in the images.

“Of course I take responsibility,” Biden stated. “I’m president.”

“It’s dangerous. It’s wrong. It sends the wrong message around the world and sends the wrong message at home,” he stated. “It’s simply not who we are.”

The U.S. unique envoy for Haiti, Daniel Foote, resigned Thursday over the Biden administration’s Haiti policy after just 2 months in the position. In a scathing letter, Foote condemned the administration’s deportations of Haitian migrants as inhumane.

“Our policy approach to Haiti remains deeply flawed, and my recommendations have been ignored and dismissed,” Foote stated in his resignation letter Wednesday acquired by NBC News.

More than 3,000 Haitian nationals have actually been relocated to Customs and Border Protection custody to be put in elimination procedures or expelled through a health law called Title 42, White House press secretary Jen Psaki statedThursday

Title 42 is a questionable arrangement, very first executed by the Trump administration throughout the coronavirus pandemic, that rejects specific migrants the chance to request asylum.

In August, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated Title 42 will stay in result up until there’s no longer a risk of individuals who aren’t U.S. people bringing Covid-19 into the nation when they cross the border. Unaccompanied kids are exempt from Title 42.

And an overall of 1,401 Haitians have actually been flown back to Haiti on repatriation flights that started Sunday, leaving less than 5,000 Haitian migrants under a bridge in Del Rio.

— CNBC’s Christina Wilkie added to this report.