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National Police Association sues feds over Border Patrol agents falsely accused of ‘whipping’ illegal immigrants
DATED: JUNE 16, 2022 BY SHARYL ATTKISSON
The following information is from the National Police Association
The National Police Association (NPA) is suing the Biden Administration over documentation that will illustrate and prove that accusations made against Border Patrol agents for allegedly “whipping migrants” was false and known by the federal agencies - Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
The NPA filed the lawsuit after DHS and CBP failed to reply to its Feb. 22, 2022, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for the documentation.
The lawsuit pertains to the following incident, as per the NPA:
On September 19, 2021, mounted Border Patrol agents conducting routine protection duties were photographed intercepting illegal aliens attempting to cross into the United States. Some of those photographs captured the agents using their reins in a twirling motion to direct the horses and to keep the migrants at a distance. Some photos showed the agents taking hold of the migrants to push them away from the horses to protect the migrants from being stepped on.
Upon publication of the photos, the agents were falsely accused of “whipping” the migrants. This despite the freelance reporter who took the photos stating no such thing happened. The official investigation came immediately. It was followed just as quickly with false and defamatory attacks against the reputations of the agents from the highest levels of government.
The NPA’s FOIA request is for the purpose of disclosing communications which prove the Administration knew or should have known that their accusations against the Board Patrol agents were false when made or immediately thereafter.
Despite the Administration knowing their accusations against the Board Patrol agents were false no apologies have been forthcoming and the agents have remained on administrative duty pending the results of the investigation which must have cleared them months ago.
NPA spokesperson Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith (Ret.) said “Recent media reports indicate the Administration is planning to charge the agents with “administrative violations” to save face and prevent the need to admit the whipping accusations were false, defamatory, and unconscionable.
We believe our lawsuit will result in DHS and CBP conforming to the law and handing over the communications and documents that prove the Administration knew their accusations against these agents were false and took no corrective action.