CHC Chair Statement on the Report from the Office of Professional Responsibility at U.S. Customs and Border Protection
For Immediate Release
Friday, July 8, 2022
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CHC Chair Statement on the Report from the Office of Professional Responsibility at U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Washington, D.C. – Chair Dr. Raul Ruiz issued the following statement on the report released today by CBP:
"The internal investigations into Border Patrol agents on horseback who confronted Haitian families last September found that organizational failures and improper and dangerous behavior by individual U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents threatened the lives of migrants, including children. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) appreciates the transparency and thoroughness of the investigation and the report. Following through with a systemic approach to correct organizational failures and lack of training, and the implementation of disciplinary measures, will help prevent future unprofessional, inhumane behavior and protect the integrity, respect and professionalism of CBP and the many CBP officers who behave themselves humanely and with the utmost professionalism."
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The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), founded in December 1976, is organized as a Congressional Member organization, governed under the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives. The CHC is dedicated to voicing and advancing, through the legislative process, issues affecting Hispanics in the United States, Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories.