US Border Patrol investigate 'disturbing' secret FB group
US officials are investigating a secret Facebook group where border patrol members allegedly posted racist and sexist jokes about migrants.The private group was called "I'm 10-15" and had about 9,500 members, including former and current border patrol agents, ProPublica reported.
Some posts mocked migrant deaths, while others targeted Latino members of Congress, ProPublica said.The Border Patrol chief has called the posts "completely inappropriate". "Any employees found to have violated our standards of conduct will be held accountable," Carla Provost said.
According to ProPublica, members of the group mocked Latino members of Congress who visited migrant detention centres in Texas on Monday. Democrats Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Veronica Escobar were among those said to be targeted, with members calling them "hoes" and scum buckets".
In one post, a member reportedly suggested throwing burritos at them, while another depicted a doctored image that showed Ocasio-Cortez performing a sex act.
