Mayorkas Alerted That Border Agents Didn’t Whip Illegal Immigrants, Email Shows 

Mayorkas Alerted That Border Agents Didn’t Whip Illegal Immigrants, Email Shows 
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks at a press briefing at the White House on Sept. 24, 2021 Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
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The Biden administration was quick to condemn Border Patrol agents on horseback in Del Rio last year after photos showed agents trying to force illegal immigrants back across the Rio Grande into Mexico.

At issue were the agents’ use of reins, which are used to keep people away from the horse to prevent injury, according to Brandon Judd, the head of the Border Patrol union.

Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
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