Mayorkas Vows Not to ‘Prejudge the Facts’ After Decrying What the Images of Border Patrol Agents ‘Conjure Up’

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is decrying what images that surfaced showing Border Patrol agents aggressively confronting Haitian migrants “conjure up,” but says he will not “prejudge the facts” while an investigation is ongoing.

During a White House press briefing on Friday, Mayorkas said, “The images horrified us in terms of what they suggest and what they conjure up. In terms of not only our nation’s history, but unfortunately the fact that that page of history has not been turned entirely.”

“And that means that there is much work to do, and we are very focused on doing it. But I will not prejudge the facts. I do not in any way want to impair the integrity of the investigative process. We have investigators who are looking at it independently, they will draw their conclusions according to their standard operating procedures, and then the results of that investigation will be determined by the facts that are deduced,” he added.

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Beginning last week thousands of Haitian migrants crossed the border at Del Rio, Texas, to seek asylum in the U.S.

Haiti was thrown into political turmoil earlier this year after gunmen assassinated the island nation’s president. And last month, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Haiti left at least 2,200 people dead.

Images surfaced earlier this week showing Border Patrol agents aggressively confronting Haitian migrants as they crossed into the U.S.