Congressional Democrats discussed the treatment of Haitian migrants arriving at the southern border, claiming what occurred was “worse than what we witnessed in slavery.”
Rep. Maxine Waters decried the treatment of Haitian migrants arriving by the thousands at theThe California Democrat spoke at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, held in response tothat surfaced this week showing Border Patrol agents attempting to coral some of the migrants flooding across the Rio Grande. The agents were accused by some of whipping the border crossers despite that they had reins in their hands and not whips.
On Tuesday, National Border Patrol Council Vice President Art Del Cueto pushed back against claims of agents whipping migrants. During an interview with Fox News, Del Cueto explained agents are "Today, I had the honor of taking eight members of the Congressional Black Caucus and leadership directly to the White House," Beatty told those in attendance."And part of that was to speak to those deplorable photos and ask why that all those recognized riding horses using their reins to chase down Haitians like they were cattle and goats to be suspended, terminated."
"Instead of leading with compassion and grace, these families have been met with cruelty," Pressley claimed, saying those that have fled to America have been"rounded up like cattle, whipped, handcuffed, and detained."
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