A scene of US border patrols whipping their horses like a whip and chasing refugees like livestock has been released, and the scandal is spreading.
According to the Associated Press and CNN broadcasts, on the 19th, while cracking down on an illegal Haiti refugee camp near the Delio Bridge in Texas, some border patrol officers were caught on camera threatening refugees while riding on horses and holding leather reins.
Mounted patrols charged the refugees who had crossed the Texas Rio Grande River, and some agents turned leather reins to try to arrest the refugees.
As the patrolmen pushed their horses, the frightened refugees fled in confusion, and some fell back and fell into the river.
An agent from a border patrol unit even launched a derogatory term against Haiti, targeting refugees, a mix of women and children.
The Associated Press analyzed that the controversy has put a political burden on the Joe Biden administration, which is struggling with the issue of illegal immigration, saying that "mountain agents forced and stopped refugees like animals."
The growing controversy surrounding border patrols' coercive dismantling of refugees has also baffled the Biden administration.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that it would launch an investigation into the incident, which could lead to disciplinary action depending on the results of the investigation.
White House press secretary Jen Saki said she had seen pictures of border patrols chasing refugees, saying, "No one who has seen the footage would think it was appropriate."
Vice President Kamala Harris also promised a thorough investigation, saying, "The attitude of the riders was terrible. People should never be treated that way."
(Photo=AFP, Yonhap News)