Wednesday, June 29, 2022

DHS Sued Over Border Horsemen ‘falsely accused’ of Whipping; Heritage Foundation: Oversight Project Sues Biden Administration for Documents on DHS Investigation of Mounted Border Patrol Agents, and related stories

DHS sued over border horsemen ‘falsely accused’ of whipping:
A new and aggressive legal arm of the Heritage Foundation is demanding that the Homeland Security Department cough up long-hidden details of its investigation into mounted border agents falsely accused of whipping Haitian immigrants in September.
As DHS considers punishing the horsemen, Heritage’s “Oversight Project” on Tuesday shared its plans with Secrets and said it was filing a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for “all documents related to the Department of Homeland Security’s politicized investigation into mounted Border Patrol agents near Del Rio, Texas.”
The Border Patrol has been promising to release its report on the episode, but so far, little has come out.
The harassment charges were made against the mounted agents after photos went viral of what appeared to be whipping of Haitian migrants with the reins of the horses.
The photographer later said that when the migrants started to run, the agents followed. In turning their horses, the loose reins appeared to be hitting the migrants but weren’t, said the photographer. --->READ MORE HERE
Oversight Project Sues Biden Administration for Documents on DHS Investigation of Mounted Border Patrol Agents
The Oversight Project announced Tuesday that it is filing a lawsuit against the Biden administration in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, demanding the release of all documents related to the Department of Homeland Security’s politicized investigation into mounted Border Patrol agents near Del Rio, Texas.
In September 2021, these agents were falsely accused of “whipping” migrants entering the country illegally, despite clear video evidence available at the time showing no such mistreatment occurred.
Shortly after, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas promised an investigation into the agents would be completed “within a matter of days—not weeks.” Subsequently, Biden administration officials, including Mayorkas, went on the record criticizing and condemning the agents, even amidst a supposedly “active” investigation.
As of June 21, more than nine months after the events in Del Rio, DHS has not released the investigation report, or any other correspondence related to the investigation.
The Oversight Project submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to DHS asking the department to release all correspondence and records related to the investigation, including any documentation between Biden administration officials demonstrating the politicization of the investigation and the attack on the agents. --->READ MORE HERE
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Heritage Foundation Sues Biden Admin For Border Patrol Investigation Docs

Heritage Foundation filing Freedom of Information lawsuit over border patrol ‘whipping’ accusations

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