The head of U.S. Border Patrol on Wednesday backed his agents who were deployed on horseback to handle a crisis at the border in Del Rio in 2021 — some of whom were falsely accused by President Biden and other top Democrats of whipping migrants.

Chief Raul Ortiz spoke at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday in McAllen, Texas and in his opening statement made a direct reference to the 2021 incident where agents encountered predominantly Haitian migrants trying to cross into the United States…

“I remain proud of the work of our horse patrol units and what we did in Del Rio. As the chief of the Border Patrol, I am ultimately responsible for all operational decisions. To that point and as a senior field commander during that response, I accepted and continue to accept full responsibility for the actions taken,” he said.