Republicans slam Mayorkas after emails show he was alerted that no Haitian migrants were 'whipped': 'Resign'
foxnews.comRepublican legislators are slamming Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after Fox News reported he was alerted to an article stating that no Haitian migrants were "whipped" by Border Patrol agents on Sept.
19, 2021. The email, which was sent on Sept. 24, 2021, by Marsha Espinosa, assistant secretary of DHS public affairs, alerted Mayorkas and other officials within DHS, pointing them to a news article with quotes from a photographer behind the images showing Border Patrol agents on horseback, and he denies ever seeing agents "whipping anyone." Espinosa highlighted portions of the comments from the photographer, which state that he didn't experience any whipping.
The email was obtained by the Heritage Foundation through a Freedom of Information Act Request. U.S. Customs and Border Protection mounted officers attempt to contain migrants as they cross the Rio Grande from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, into Del Rio, Texas, Sunday, Sept.
19, 2021. (Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images) Mayokas then stood at a press conference with then-White House press secretary Jen Psaki, and condemned the alleged wrongdoing by Border Patrol agents. "Our nation saw horrifying images that do not reflect who we are.
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