Biden says an investigation is underway into how Border Patrol officers on horseback dealt with Haitian immigrants.
U.S. Special Envoy to Haiti Daniel Foote resigned with a scathing letter criticizing the treatment of Haitian migrants and deportations from a Texas border camp.“It’s beyond an embarrassment. It’s dangerous. It’s wrong. It sends the wrong message around the world. It sends the wrong message at home. It’s simply not who we are.
”Republicans have blasted him for the number of migrants that are crossing into the country from Mexico, while Democrats and human rights advocates have criticized the administration’s aggressive enforcement policies that began under President Trump.But Homeland Security forces are increasing the number of repatriation flights to return them to their Caribbean island, which has suffered political upheaval and earthquakes.
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