- Haiti responds to US for border patrol whipping immigrants
- The Prime Minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry, recalled that the North American nation was built thanks to waves of migrants and refugees
- “The images of how many of my compatriots have been treated at the border have shocked many people”
Haiti responds to border migrants. After the controversial images were leaked where the United States border patrol, as if it were a cowboy movie, with whips and a horse, were capturing Haitian immigrants who were trying to cross to the North American country for the so anxious American dream.
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Faced with this situation this Saturday during the UN General Assembly, Ariel Henry, who is the prime minister of Haiti, reminded the United States that his nation was built thanks to waves of migrants and refugees. Taking as a reference the treatment their compatriots received at the border, according to the portal Forbes.
Haiti responds to the US for an incident at the border
“We believe that many countries that are prosperous today have been built through successive waves of migrants and refugees,” the prime minister said in a prerecorded message. Because the images of immigrants being whipped with whips by elements of the US border patrol went viral on social networks.
These events took place on the Rio Grande towards Del Rio, Texas. According to the Secretary of Homeland Security, about 30,000 people were held in Del Río since September 9, reaching as many as 15,000 in a single day. It was an “unprecedented” mass arrival at a single border point in a matter of a few days, he said.
Haiti responds to border migrants: This act has shocked many people
During the assembly, the representative of Haiti highlighted what happened on the US-Mexico border: “In recent days, the images of how many of my compatriots have been treated on the border between Mexico and the United States have shocked many people, ”added the prime minister.
But despite having responded to the American country, he declared that at no time has he tried to question the rights of a state regarding its rules for the entry of foreigners “who enter illegally” onto its lands. As happened a few days ago with several Haitians.
Haiti responds to border migrants: “Humans will always flee from poverty and conflict”
During the same convention of nations, Haiti assured that the country led by Joe Biden has deported more than 1,300 migrants from the United States, who were at the border trying to fulfill their American dream for a better life for both themselves and their families. .
It should be remembered that Haiti is currently in an economic, political and security crisis, adding that everyone must remember “that human beings, fathers and mothers who have children will always flee from poverty and conflict. ”.
Haiti responds to border migrants: “Migration will continue”
This crisis began with the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, who was attacked by armed men on July 7, since the political crisis is increasing because they only solve it temporarily with this new government which is led by the Prime Minister. .
“Migration will continue as long as there are rich areas on our planet while the majority of the world’s population lives in poverty, even extreme poverty, with no prospect of a better life,” said the prime minister during his speech. He also suggested that work be done to improve living conditions in countries that address the “root causes of human displacement.”
Haiti responds to border migrants: It’s not what it seems
Previously Paul Ratije, the photographer who captured the action of Border Patrol elements with Haitians, seemed to see them being whipped with whips, but explains what really happened after the criticism received by the international community, according to a publication of the news portal New York Post.
These events occurred on the Rio Grande towards Del Rio, Texas, but the lens professional Paul Ratije has explained that he never saw the police use their whips to whip the migrants, although the government of that country has already opened an investigation before the world condemnation.
Haiti responds to border migrants: “I never saw them whip anyone with the thing”
And to be clearer, he said the following: “I never saw them whip anyone, with the thing,” he said about the reins. “I was swinging it. But I didn’t see him take – whip someone with it. That is something that can be misinterpreted when looking at the image ”, despite the fact that public opinion had a different perception of the case.
And the fact is that photos and video of a United States Border Patrol agent using the leather reins of his mount to threaten Haitian migrants along the border with Mexico unleashed expressions of indignation from the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas.
“They will pay for their actions”
However, on Friday, President Biden went further and said that the federal agents involved will “pay” for their actions, so now the photographer has practically come out in defense of the border patrol agents, who are accused of abuse.
“It was horrible what you see, what you saw, to see people treated like they did, with horses that barely run over them and people tied up. It’s outrageous, I promise you those people will pay, “Biden said at the White House in response to a reporter’s question. Filed Under: Haiti Responds to Border Migrants
“There is an ongoing investigation”
Then President Joe Biden added: “There is an ongoing investigation now and there will be consequences. There will be consequences. It is a shame. It goes beyond an embarrassment. It is dangerous. It’s wrong, send the wrong message to everyone. Send the wrong message home. It just isn’t who we are. “
Given this, the Department of Homeland Security opened an investigation of the incident and the agents who were involved have already been placed in administrative functions and are no longer in direct contact with the migrants at the border, while the process is being carried out. Filed Under: Haiti Responds to Border Migrants
“Any mistreatment or abuse of a migrant is unacceptable”
Mayorkas said he was “horrified” by the images that have been widely shared on social media and have caused outrage from lawmakers, including the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Democrat Nancy Pelosi. In the images you can see some of the agents on horseback who use their animals to move by force and prevent the passage of migrants, as if they were herding cattle, and provoking them on at least one occasion.
“Any mistreatment or abuse of a migrant is unacceptable. The photos I have seen disturbed me deeply. This is contrary to all the values that we try to instill in our people, ”Mayorkas said in an interview with the CNN television network. Filed Under: Haiti Responds to Border Migrants
There are no more Haitian migrants
For now, this Friday the secretary of national security of the United States, Alejandro Mayorkas, announced that there are no more Haitian migrants in the makeshift camp for weeks under a bridge on the border with Mexico, according to EFE.
“There are no more migrants in the camp under the bridge (of the town) of Del Río,” Mayorkas assured in a press conference at the White House, in which he confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has organized until the date 17 expulsion flights to Haiti, in which some 2,000 people were transferred. Filed Under: Haiti Responds to Border Migrants
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