Biden reacts to horse exiles: Horrible, they'll pay.

American officials have vowed to investigate the incident, which occurred near an immigrant camp in the town of Del Rio. Over 15,000 people gathered in this camp before it was cleansed Friday.

“It was terrible to see people treated the way they treated them, horses almost crushed. People getting hit. Cruel”, the American president said.

The images of deportations, which were widely distributed on the internet, were condemned by lawmakers and promoted comparisons with America's era of slavery, the BBC writes, broadcast Express newspaper.

In his first public statement on the situation in Texas, bordering Mexico, White House chief Joe Biden added: “I promise you those people will be paid. They'll be investigated. There will be consequences. ”

Following numerous reactions, the Department of National Security announced Thursday that it would suspend the use of horses in the Del Rio town area.

Secretary for National Security Alejandro Mayorkas said the photos have terrified him and promised that the incident will be investigated at the highest levels.

Speaking from the White House on Friday, the senior official said expulsion of immigrants was due to concerns about public health in pandemic times.

The Benden administration has extended the deadline for Trump-era policy, which allows American authorities to expel fast immigrants without documents.