Photographer Who Took Pictures of Border Agents on Horseback Says They Didn’t ‘Whip Anyone’

Photographer Who Took Pictures of Border Agents on Horseback Says They Didn’t ‘Whip Anyone’
A United States Border Patrol agent on horseback tries to stop a Haitian illegal alien from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande near the Acuña Del Rio International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas on September 19, 2021. PAUL RATJE/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A photographer who captured images of Border Patrol agents on horseback near an influx of Haitians who illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border said he didn’t see the agents whip anyone.

“Some of the Haitian men started running, trying to go around the horses,” photographer Paul Ratje told local station KTSM, explaining the situation. “I’ve never seen them whip anyone,” he said. “He was swinging it, but it can be misconstrued when you’re looking at the picture.”
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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