Probe finds that border agents in the United States used unnecessary force against migrants

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : This was after a lengthy Customs and Border Protection investigation (CBP), that lasted months.
55% : Investigators also found that the same agent chased a migrant on horseback, almost hitting a child, according to CBP.
55% : CBP conducted a 30-minute investigation into the actions of several Mounted Border Patrol Agents near the Rio Grande on September 19, 2021.
55% : Agents may appeal to an independent third party if CBP does not uphold or reduce disciplinary actions.
54% : CBP may exonerate agents if the agents agree to the Review Board's recommendations.
53% : According to people familiar with the process, once agents have had the opportunity to respond to the Disciplinary Review Board's proposals, a senior executive officer from CBP will decide whether agents will be disciplined, or exonerated.
51% : CBP found that the CBP agent who shouted at the migrant was unprofessional.
50% : CBP did not interview migrants as part of its investigation.
48% : CBP did not find any evidence that mounted agents had struck anyone with their reins.
48% : Magnus was asked if the Border Patrol would be open to phasing out horse patrol units.
45% : Officials claimed that law enforcement communications were carried out on a radio frequency not recorded by CBP.
44% : CBP Commissioner Chris Magnus stressed that whips were not part of border patrol training and equipment during Friday's press conference.
38% : CBP is regularly criticized for not taking disciplinary action.
38% : Bipartisan outrage over the prolonged investigation of Del Rio mounted officers by CBP prompted a slow pace in its internal probe.
35% : It has allowed some Haitians to remain and seek asylum in the U.S. but the Biden administration responded to this sharp rise in border arrivals with a massive deportation campaign against Haiti.

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