Del Rio Residents Claim Border Patrol Images Are Hiding The Truth

Locals in Del Rio, Texas overwhelmingly supported Border Patrol agents, despite recent viral images that provoked criticism that sparked an internal investigation.

“It brought me to tears,” one man said. “These men are giving their lives, leaving their families, to come here and to secure us. I’m personally very thankful.”

The resident’s wife added: “We’ve been here for 54 years … I’ve watched when there was a multitude of people coming, their kindness to them.”

“They’re not bad people,” she said in an interview with Fox News, “They’re wonderful people.”

Images of Border Patrol agents on horseback trying to stop Haitian migrants in Del Rio recently went viral and led to agents being falsely accused of whipping the migrants.

“We back them completely,” the woman said. “We say don’t lie about them. Please don’t lie about them.”

Diane, who lives at the border, when interviewed said, “Border Patrol are phenomenal.”

President Joe Biden said of the images, that it was “horrible,” “outrageous” and that these people “would pay.” Horse patrols have been temporarily suspended while the Department of Homeland Security investigates the incident

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked Monday whether the new information that had been released had changed anything.

Psaki responded, “I don’t think anyone could look at those photos and think that was an appropriate action.”

However, many Del Rio residents interviewed by Fox News, believe that Border Patrol agents were doing their job and the pictures were taken out of context.

“At first I thought … ‘Oh my god, what are they doing,’” one resident said. “Actually, when I saw the whole video, I saw it wasn’t intentional. They were just doing their job.”

Another resident commented that “they are doing their best.”

One man however said the pictures seemed as if the Border Patrol agents were “chasing people like sheep.”

Jose Carlos, a local business owner, said: “What they’re doing is putting just images, and when you see the video, they’re trying to get people not to cross back anymore.”

“They do a very very hard job,” Carlos said. “I think they need to get a little bit more credit for what they do.”