Former Border Patrol agent: ‘This is not the way’ we would’ve handled this
Former CBP Horse Patrol agent Kathy Olivares weighs in on ‘whipping’ controversy as the Department of Homeland Security moves to punish CBP agents.
Former CBP Horse Patrol agent Kathy Olivares called out the Department of Homeland Security for punishing Border Patrol agents falsely accused in a migrant "whipping" controversy in September. On "America's Newsroom" Thursday, Olivares hoped these agents would be cleared and "able to continue to do their job."
TOM HOMAN: ‘DISGUSTING ON EVERY LEVEL’ TO PUNISH BORDER AGENTS OVER ‘WHIPPING' INCIDENT
KATHY OLIVAREZ: They could not find any criminal charges they could pin on these agents so they're trying to find retribution in a different way.
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The morale is low. I mean, it seems like if you go out there and you do your job, bad things can happen to you. These guys did their job in a way that they were trained to do it, and now they're being punished for that.
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I hope it changes. I hope these guys are able to continue to do their job. I hope they're back out there in the field on horseback doing their job now. I don't know if that's the case. I was a supervisor. I know the disciplinary process. I know this is not the way that we would have done it before.
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