U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents who pursued Haitian migrants on horseback after they had illegally crossed the southern border in Texas relied on “brutal and inappropriate measures,” according to the White House.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed the border agents captured in photos and video footage last weekend chasing down migrants near Del Rio on horses have been placed on leave, pending a Department of Homeland Security investigation.

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