The shocking images of Border Patrol officers whipping Haitian images remain embellished in the forefront of our consciousness. It wasn’t easy to shake.
And now that the public is aware of how Haitian migrants at the border have been and are being treated — people want answers. They want to know what the government is planning to do about it.
Qasim Rashid, a human rights lawyer, author, Truman National Security fellow and SiriusXM Urban View radio show host, headed to “The Karen Hunter Show,” where he asked DNC Chair about what change can be expected, if any.
“One of the things I wanted to ask was, how do we ensure there’s accountability for the officers who engage in this kind of abusive behavior?” Rashid begins.
“Asylum, as you know, is a human right. And the way you apply for asylum — did you cross a border? And you apply for asylum and you have a full year to do that. And there’s a due process of law, which is a sacred tenant of our constitution,” Rashid continues. “Those officers who engage in this just grotesque violence [were] literally whipping Haitian immigrants, women, and children, trying to escape tyranny and violence. How do we ensure there’s accountability there so that this doesn’t happen again and this kind of behavior is stopped at the root?”
Harrison response’s response was optimistic: “One of the things that we have in our federal government — an outside aspect of every department — is an inspector general. Somebody that looks at the actions that take place in each agency and each subagency to make sure that people are staying adherent to the law,” Harrison begins.
“That they are treating people and giving folks due process. They’re treating them in a humane fashion. And so it seemed one of the things that I’m sure will happen is,people will be observing and seeing what happens in this situation and acting accordingly. If any rules and regulations in terms of things that have been broken in and have not been followed. I am sure that in this administration that they’re going to make sure that there is some accountability.”
Harrison appends that the “lack of accountability and the previous administration” has left a lot of people “scarred a lot of people.” He adds that it’s something historically the rich and powerful get away with.”
Watch the full interview below.
