By Steve Neavling
Viral images of Border Patrol agents on horses trying to block Haitian migrants from entering Del Rio, Texas, sparked outrage, and Homeland Security officials pledged a swift investigation.
More than month later, the agents have not yet been questioned, ABC News reports, citing a law enforcement official.
Homeland Security officials have declined to comment on the investigation.
The Justice Department has received a preliminary report from the CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility, which was investigating. No decision has been made on whether criminal charges are warranted.
According to one law enforcement official, the internal investigation could only proceed – and the agents interviewed – when the U.S. attorney made a decision.
“The investigation is ongoing,” a DHS spokesperson said in a statement to ABC News. “The Department is committed to a thorough, independent, and objective process. We are also committed to transparency and will release the results of the investigation once it is complete.”
