No, Border Patrol Agents Are Not ‘Whipping’ Migrants in Del Rio

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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer talks with a migrant seeking asylum in the U.S. near the International Bridge between Mexico and the U.S., where migrants are waiting to be processed, in Del Rio, Texas, September 18, 2021.

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Welcome back to “Forgotten Fact-Checks,” a weekly column produced by National Review’s News Desk. This week, we examine the claim that border patrol agents are whipping migrants, break down an embarrassing week for the New York Times, dissect the Biden administration’s recent string of failures, and explore more media misses.

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Brittany Bernstein

Brittany Bernstein is the deputy news editor of National Review Online.

Isaac Schorr

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Isaac Schorr

Isaac Schorr is an editor at Mediaite and a 2023–2024 Robert Novak Journalism Fellow at the Fund for American Studies.

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