Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-05-12 12:28:03 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C387941D24EE6B4D83EDB8FDBAC591BE45BB9BBD315C29A0BAB982E6D4CCA7F3
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After a 9-month investigation, the Department of Homeland Security Office of Professional Responsibility and Customs & Border Protection investigated the allegations and found mounted agents did not, "intentionally or otherwise," whip any migrants with their reins: •https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/08/patrol-agents-on-horseback-did-not-whip-migrants-but-used-forced-and-inappropriate-language-investigators-say-00044763 •https://www.cbp.gov/document/report/cbp-office-professional-responsibility-del-rio-horse-patrol-unit-investigation •https://www.ktsm.com/local/el-paso-news/photographer-behind-controversial-photos-speaks-exclusively-to-ktsm/ •https://www.npr.org/2022/07/09/1110658557/unnecessary-force-border-patrol-agents-rio-grande#:~:text=Federal%20investigators%20said%20no%20migrant,and%20moved%20by%20mounted%20agents
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