Border Patrol confrontation puts spotlight on use of police mounted units

showing two Galveston, Texas police officers leading a Black man down the street by a rope, sparking outrage. The chief of that department apologized for the incident and said the officers used"poor judgment."Denver Police mounted patrol work along the 16th Street Mall, March 11, 2015.

Higgins and an equestrian expert interviewed by ABC News said there needs to be more coordination and training to avoid the potentially dangerous situations similar to what happened at the border this week. Horses have been used by Border Patrol agents for decades because the land on the Southern border isn't paved in many cases and the terrain is arid and uneven, U.S. Customs and Border Protection administrators have said.

In addition, Irby said he felt the imagery of a horse being used to round up Black people was “very clearly a violation of animal rights and human rights.” The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees Border Patrol, announced Wednesday that it placed the mounted agents on"administrative duties" while it investigates the incident. DHS and the White House said Thursday it temporarily stopped using horse patrols in Del Rio.A United States Border Patrol agent on horseback tries to stop a Haitian migrant from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande near the Acuna Del Rio International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas, Sept.

"You can get a four-wheel-drive vehicle. The technology is still progressing but you can get them off the beaten path," he said.Higgins said that recent calls for police reform have led to departments scaling back the deployment of their mounted units during emergencies or crowd control.

rachelvscott well now that the border agents accused have been cleared your thoughts?

marlenelenthang rachelvscott Already proven the report was fake. Losers.

rachelvscott We the people of Texas has had enough of this administration. Get a President in power who has some sense!!

CeciliaVega rachelvscott a phrase that Trump would never say if you PAID him.

rachelvscott I take responsibility. Words Donald Trump has never and will never say

rachelvscott finish the wall

rachelvscott Then test them for Covid-....!!!!!!!

rachelvscott Joe Biden believes all of the problems he created are someone else’s fault.

rachelvscott 🤣😂

rachelvscott Liars...BIG LIE coming up!!! Woohooo

rachelvscott They will pay for what they did so wrong what's wrong with our people in our country they should have respect no matter who they are and that's the problem these days there's no respect for anybody and it's so sad God Bless us all.

rachelvscott How about the handling of those drones ABC ? all done on that story already ? AMAZING

rachelvscott He's not mad about the crisis he created. He's mad because the border patrol has to deal with his created crisis

rachelvscott “A chain is as strong as its weakest link.” As long as there are employees/citizens who make their own decisions on how to execute their jobs; we’ll just keep having these episodes. Unity needs cooperation. There are people actively trying to keep sh!t murky.

rachelvscott All MEXICAN agents being attacked by a WHITE liberal president, lawyer up agents submit hostile work environment. RacistLiberalBiden

rachelvscott Timeline: 1. Biden promises in campaign that they will welcome migrants. 2. Millions of migrants arrive in the U.S. without documentation. 3. Authorities cannot control them and inhumane treatment occurs. 4. Biden blames border agents for the mess he created.

CeciliaVega rachelvscott President Joe Biden is better than Donald F. Trump by a trillion miles. IStandWithPresidentBiden

rachelvscott devils hate the sight of Gods.

rachelvscott Despite liberal freakout they cannot show a single person actually hit with those super long reins

rachelvscott 😶

rachelvscott Is he suggesting that migrants keep coming?

rachelvscott It’s inhumane.

rachelvscott When will we have a government that finds solutions within a reasonable budget. Instead of increasing a budget every year because they can and it’s the easy way out.

rachelvscott Is he taking responsibility for the massive border problem and the thousands of illegals entering our country daily or the agent on a horse that is the last line of defense to our border, is outnumbered and understaffed for the task he faces every day.

rachelvscott The “Scripted Robot” Biden shirted the border question by talking about the horses, instead of the thousands of unvaccinated illegals pouring into the USA. Many thousands more are preparing to cross from Peru, Honduran, and Guatemala.

rachelvscott I wonder how he feels about Australia right now

rachelvscott Wow look, a president that actually does the job properly and takes responsibility

rachelvscott How about we finish that wall

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