Condemning the inhumane treatment of Haitian migrants at the southern border of the United States.

Bill: 117-hres-670
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2021-09-21
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2021-09-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5096)

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-09-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution condemns and denounces the actions of the Customs and Border Patrol agents who confronted Haitian migrants on horseback using their reins as lashes.</p>

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 670 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2021 Mr. Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Takano , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Connolly , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Meng , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Dean , Mr. Bowman , Mr. Lawson of Florida , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Mr. García of Illinois , and Ms. Jacobs of California ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security RESOLUTION Condemning the inhumane treatment of Haitian migrants at the southern border of the United States.

Whereas some U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents have treated the Haitian migrants inhumanely, charging them on horseback while using reins as lashes: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives condemns and denounces the actions of those U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents who confronted some Haitian migrants on horseback using their reins as lashes.