Biden admin. apologizes to Haitian migrants, says border agents behaved inappropriately
OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 6:55 AM PT – Saturday, October 2, 2021
The Biden administration offered an apology to Haitian migrants who
stormed across the U.S. border by saying border agents acted too
harshly. While on an official visit to Haiti on Friday, U.S. National
Security Council Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere, Juan
Gonzalez, said border agents behaved too severely towards Haitian
migrants recently.
“I want to say that all of us saw the images of the treatment of
Haitians at our border and I want to say that that it was an injustice,
that it was wrong and I want to apologize to the people of Haiti,” he
stated. “That is not how our border officials or the Department of
Homeland Security behaves and the Secretary of Homeland Security,
immediately upon seeing those images, called for an investigation into
the treatment of Haitians migrants.”
Gonzalez added the U.S. was partnering with Mexico to address the
issue of illegal immigration. He added the Biden administration has been
looking into expanding the mode by which Haitians can legally enter the
U.S.
Gonzalez went on to say”…the United States is working with Mexico and
our partners in the region to advance an immigration system that not
just uses enforcement, but that also establishes legal pathways and
invests in the root causes of migrations from Haiti and other parts of
the region.”
Gonzalez’s comments come amid a fake news report, which incorrectly
said border agents in Del Rio, Texas used whips against Haitian migrants
who were attempting to enter the U.S. illegally. Although a subsequent
investigation debunked the false claims, the Biden administration has
continued to its attacks against these agents.
