Al Sharpton's border trip descends into farce as he is heckled

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Al Sharpton's border trip descends into farce as he is heckled, DEL RIO, Texas — Rev. Al Sharpton was shouted down by protesters while attempting to speak about U.S. Border Patrol's treatment of Haitian migrants and an incident involving its horse patrol unit. The civil rights advocate was forced to leave the podium at an outdoor press conference in Del Rio Thursday afternoon after speaking for just two minutes and 30 seconds at the podium. Sharpton, fighting to speak over protesters in the crowd who attempted to drown him out. "How much money are you making? Why are you here advocating for violence? Del Rio is not a racist city. Del Rio is a loving, caring community," the men yelled. "We don’t want your racism in Texas. Get out of here. You’re a disgrace. You’re a racist. Nobody wants you in Texas. Nobody wants you in Texas." This is a loving community," the protesters continued. "Get out of Texas. Get out of Texas. You are wrong. You are wrong. The Border Patrol are heroes." Earlier this week, a Border Patrol agent on horseback was photographed and filmed by the riverbank, just hundreds of feet from the Del Rio-Ciudad Acuna International Bridge, in what looked like an altercation with a Haitian man. The agent was accused of using a whip to injure the man, as well as grabbing the man, though it is not clear why. Border Patrol agents assigned to horses are not issued whips but do have extra-long reins because of the thick brush horses must ride through, which can get tangled in branches and jerk a horse's head back. ============================================================= I wonder what happens to people who illegally cross the border into China, Russia, N. Korea, Burma, Libya, Iran, and i could keep going, Heck I wonder what happens to people who try to leave those counties