Homeland Security IG Refuses to Probe Border Agents in Haitian Illegal Immigrant Confrontation

A United States Border Patrol agent on horseback tries to stop illegal immigrants from entering the United States, in Del Rio, Texas, on Sept. 19, 2021. Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Inspector General declined to investigate photos and videos of Border Patrol agents on horseback turning away Haitian illegal immigrants, in which some falsely said they were “whipping” the illegal aliens.

In a statement, DHS said the agency’s inspector general’s office “declined to investigate and referred the matter back to CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility.”