Photographer behind controversial border photos says that he didn’t see any officers whip migrants

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EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The photographer behind images depicting Border Patrol agents on horseback told KTSM things are not exactly what they seem when it comes to the photos.

The photographs, which were taken Sunday, appear to show agents on horses with a whip in hand. The photos caused outrage because from certain angles, it appears to show Border Patrol whipping migrants, but photographer Paul Ratje said he and his colleagues never saw agents whipping anyone.

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“Some of the Haitian men started running, trying to go around the horses,” Ratje said.

www.ktsm.com/local/el-paso-news/photographer-behind-controversial-photos-speaks-exclusively-to-ktsm/

h/t FAUCI, PATRON SAINT OF WUHAN

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