FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection patch is seen on the arm of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Mission, Texas, U.S., July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials knew in 2016 about a private Facebook group where border agents posted racist and misogynistic comments, acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan said on Sunday.
McAleenan said on ABC's "This Week" that he had been told about an allegation in 2016 "that was investigated, followed up on, and that discipline was meted out on an agent that made an offensive post on that website."
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