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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 732 

Recognizing the United States Border Patrol for deploying to Del Rio, Texas, 

on September 19, 2021, to respond to the border crisis. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 1, 2022 

Mr. CRUZ submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the United States Border Patrol for deploying 

to Del Rio, Texas, on September 19, 2021, to respond 

to the border crisis. 

Whereas the Border Patrol operates within the Department 

of Homeland Security, and the mission of the Border Patrol is to protect the people of the United States, safeguard the borders of the United States, and enhance the 

economic prosperity of the United States; 

Whereas the primary missions of Border Patrol agents are— 

(1) to detect and prevent illegal entry and smuggling 

of aliens into the United States by land, sea, or air; 

(2) to seek out and apprehend alien smugglers; and 

(3) to enforce the criminal provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); 


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Whereas, on his first day in office, President Biden reversed 

many policies put in place by the previous administration, 

including by halting construction of the border wall, 

which has— 

(1) left the borders of the United States open and 

unsecured; and 

(2) led to a self-inflicted border crisis that has left 

the Border Patrol unable to adequately respond to the 

surge of illegal immigrants crossing the southern border 

of the United States; 

Whereas the crisis at the southern border of the United 

States has led to— 

(1) since the date on which President Biden took office, a recordbreaking 3,271,585 encounters by Border 

Patrol agents of individuals attempting to cross such border illegally; and 

(2) in May 2022, 239,416 encounters by Border Patrol agents of illegal immigrants attempting to cross such 

border, which is the highest number of recorded encounters in a single month; 

Whereas, on September 19, 2021, an incident occurred in Del 

Rio, Texas, involving approximately 15,000 aliens from 

Haiti who were attempting to enter the United States illegally; 

Whereas Border Patrol severely lacked resources and adequate personnel to handle the Haitian migrant crisis, and 

additional Border Patrol agents were deployed to the Del 

Rio Sector only 1 day before the Haitian migrant incident occurred; 

Whereas, operating with almost no guidance, communication, 

or knowledge of operational goals, several Border Patrol 

agents were instructed by their superiors to assist the 


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Texas Department of Public Safety to disperse a large 

crowd of Haitian aliens who were attempting to enter the 

United States without authorization or inspection; 

Whereas photographs were taken of Border Patrol agents on 

horseback as they attempted to interdict individuals making illegal border crossings and engage numerous Haitian 

aliens; 

Whereas President Biden, Vice President Harris, Secretary 

of Homeland Security Mayorkas, and other Democrat 

politicians rushed to judgment and, without any investigation or corroborating evidence— 

(1) accused the Border Patrol agents of using their 

horse tack to whip Haitian aliens; and 

(2) denounced the agents; 

Whereas 4 Border Patrol agents were placed on administrative leave as a result of the politicization of the incident 

and the rush to judgment by Biden administration officials; 

Whereas, despite the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General and the United States Attorney for the 

Western District of Texas declining to further pursue the 

matter, the Border Patrol has proposed disciplinary action against the 4 Border Patrol agents; and 

Whereas the decision to discipline such Border Patrol agents 

appears to be politically motivated to provide cover for 

the rush to judgment and blatant mischaracterization by 

the Biden administration of the actions of the Border Patrol agents on September 19, 2021: Now, therefore be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 


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1 (1) recognizes that there is an ongoing and 

2 growing crisis on the southern border of the United 

3 States; 

4 (2) commends the Border Patrol agents who 

5 were deployed to the southern border to respond to 

6 the Haitian migrant crisis in Del Rio, Texas, on 

7 September 19, 2021, for their use of restraint in re8 sponse to the crisis, despite a lack of clear rules of 

9 engagement; and 

10 (3) concludes that the Department of Home11 land Security should commend, rather than punish, 

12 the Border Patrol agents who answered the call of 

13 the United States to respond to such crisis. 

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