“CBP received screenshots of social media posts allegedly by CBP employees and has shared those posts with the Office of Professional Responsibility, the office charged with investigating potential employee misconduct,” CBP said in a statement to Fox News, adding that OPR had launched an investigation. AOC BLASTS BORDER OFFICIALS AFTER NEW REPORT ON OFFENSIVE FACEBOOK POSTS: 'LOOKS LIKE CBP LIED'"If the investigation verifies that employees posted content in violation of CBP’s code of conduct, the findings will inform management decisions regarding appropriate disciplinary action," the statement said. Acting Department of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan launched a probe into that social media activity earlier this week. A memo from Deputy Commissioner Robert Perez to CBP employees, obtained by Fox News, described the discovery of the initial Facebook group as “disappointing and unacceptable.”“The views expressed in those posts are deplorable and do not represent the core values that we swear to uphold,” Perez wrote. “Looks like CBP lied,” Ocasio-Cortez charged Thursday, one day after the Politico story appeared.

Source: Fox News July 05, 2019 15:24 UTC