Title: Expressing continued support for all U.S. Border Patrol agents who carry out the important mission of securing our borders.
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
This resolution expresses support for U.S. Border Patrol agents, denounces the politicization and falsification of claims against agents in Del Rio, Texas, and calls on the Biden administration to support front line agents.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1255 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1255

  Expressing continued support for all U.S. Border Patrol agents who 
        carry out the important mission of securing our borders.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2022

  Mr. Guest (for himself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Van Drew, Mrs. 
Harshbarger, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Meijer, Mrs. Flores, Mr. LaTurner, Mr. 
  Gimenez, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. 
    Tenney, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Mr. C. Scott 
   Franklin of Florida, Mr. Norman, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Babin, and Mr. 
Palazzo) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Homeland Security

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing continued support for all U.S. Border Patrol agents who 
        carry out the important mission of securing our borders.

Whereas, on September 19, 2021, tens of thousands of migrants amassed under the 
        Del Rio International Bridge at the Texas-Mexico border, creating an 
        exceptionally difficult and dangerous situation for U.S. Border Patrol 
        agents;
Whereas U.S. Border Patrol's Horse Patrol Unit in Del Rio, Texas, was protecting 
        the southwest border and attempting to interdict thousands of unlawful 
        border crossings into the United States when certain agents were accused 
        of whipping migrants;
Whereas President Joe Biden rushed to judgement and publicly declared, ``It's 
        outrageous. I promise you, those people will pay.'', referring to Horse 
        Patrol agents before an internal investigation ever took place;
Whereas Vice President Kamala Harris said, ``What I saw depicted about those 
        individuals on horseback treating human beings the way they were, was 
        horrible.'';
Whereas former Press Secretary Jen Psaki said, ``I don't think anyone seeing the 
        footage would think it was acceptable or appropriate.'';
Whereas the journalist who released the photos from Del Rio claimed, ``I've 
        never seen them whip anyone.'', and that the images ``can be 
        misconstrued'';
Whereas the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Office of Professional 
        Responsibility report stated, ``There is no evidence that Border Patrol 
        agents involved in this incident struck, intentionally or otherwise, any 
        migrant with their reins.'';
Whereas Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas accused Horse Patrol 
        agents of weaponizing a horse to aggressively attack a child, but the 
        investigation found that no children or adults were attacked;
Whereas Secretary Mayorkas rushed to judge U.S. Border Patrol agents and 
        guaranteed the review would be completed ``in days - not weeks'';
Whereas the report, promised days after the event, was not released by U.S. 
        Customs and Border Protection until almost a year after the initial 
        event;
Whereas the report claims that ``No evidence was found during this investigation 
        to suggest any migrant was ultimately forced to return to Mexico or was 
        denied entry into the United States.'';
Whereas the Biden Administration would rather create reasons to criticize U.S. 
        Border Patrol agents than support their mission and address the self-
        inflicted crisis at the border;
Whereas the Biden Administration cares more about scoring political points than 
        supporting and protecting front line agents;
Whereas the national security interests of the United States are dependent on 
        the brave men and women of the U.S. Border Patrol;
Whereas the men and women of the U.S. Border Patrol continue to face an 
        impossible task of securing the border during the Biden border crisis;
Whereas President Biden still has yet to visit the southwest border where U.S. 
        Border Patrol agents have lost operational control due to his 
        Administration's policies;
Whereas the Biden Administration continues to falsely claim that the border is 
        ``closed'' and that the border is ``secure'';
Whereas U.S. Border Patrol agents are put in significant danger each day as they 
        encounter human smugglers, are exposed to deadly drugs and communicable 
        diseases, and operate in extreme weather conditions;
Whereas U.S. Border Patrol agents have encountered over 3,000,000 migrants 
        unlawfully crossing the southwest border during the Biden 
        Administration;
Whereas, as of June 30, 2022, 56 people whose names appear on the terror watch 
        list were stopped trying to unlawfully cross the southwest border;
Whereas U.S. Customs and Border Protection, during the Biden Administration, has 
        seized over 1,124,652 pounds of drugs, including--

    (1) 307,300 pounds of marijuana;

    (2) 261,300 pounds of methamphetamine;

    (3) 111,700 pounds of cocaine;

    (4) 15,400 pounds of fentanyl; and

    (5) 4,800 pounds of heroin; and

Whereas the U.S. Border Patrol partners with State, local, and Tribal law 
        enforcement to protect communities and keep the American people safe: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) expresses its continued support for all U.S. Border 
        Patrol agents who carry out the important mission of securing 
        our borders;
            (2) condemns the Biden Administration for politicizing the 
        events of September 19, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas;
            (3) denounces false claims and allegations against agents 
        of the U.S. Border Patrol's House Patrol Unit in Del Rio, 
        Texas; and
            (4) calls on the Biden Administration to support front line 
        U.S. Border Patrol agents and end the crisis at the southwest 
        border.
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