U.S. Representative Peter Meijer (R-MI) today joined Representative Michael Guest (R-MS) in introducing H.Res. 1255, a resolution expressing support for U.S. Border Patrol agents. The resolution also condemns the Biden Administration for politicizing the measures taken by mounted Border Patrol agents to respond to an influx of illegal Haitian immigrants in Del Rio, Texas, in September of 2021.
“The Biden Administration’s policies have created an unprecedented crisis at our southern border, and as a result, our brave Border Patrol agents are facing increasingly difficult conditions on the ground,” said Rep. Meijer. “Despite the challenges, they have continued to work every day to protect our country. The last thing they need is their elected leaders spreading false allegations and publicly demonizing them for trying to do their job under the impossible circumstances that those same leaders caused. I am proud to join my colleagues in calling out the Administration’s shameful conduct and urge them to support our frontline law enforcement agents and take steps to finally address this crisis.”
The resolution goes on to cite the successful efforts of Border Patrol agents in combating the drug, crime, and humanitarian crises that are symptoms of the greater border crisis. Specifically, the resolution mentions the 56 suspected terrorists detained by border agents, the more than one million pounds of drugs seized, and the more than three million encounters with illegal migrants under the Biden Administration.
Background:
Photos of border agents on horseback holding long reins who were working to protect the southwest border in Del Rio, Texas, circulated online and in print publications in September 2021. The Biden Administration quickly responded with negative comments about the agents before any investigation took place and as the photographer who released the photos claimed that the images could be misconstrued and that he did not see the agents whipping anyone.
“It’s outrageous. I promise you, those people will pay,” President Biden said in response to the photos.
“What I saw depicted about those individuals on horseback treating human beings the way they were was horrible,” said Vice President Harris.
Earlier this month, the Biden Administration released its findings from an inquiry into the events, deciding to discipline agents involved despite the report finding that there was no evidence to support the initial “whipping” allegations. The report cites one agent using “denigrating and offensive language” and a “failure to make good decisions” as reasons for the disciplinary actions.
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