Black lawmakers met with senior Biden officials about their treatment of Haitian migrants.

Here's what happened ⬇️

What happened: Infrastructure wasn't the only part of the White House’s Hill outreach Wednesday. A group of Congressional Black Caucus members met with White House officials to discuss the treatment of Haitian migrants, Chair Rep. Joyce Beatty said.

“We were able to express our concern for people who look like us. We had not seen the horses and the whips with any other population of people so that to us goes to racism."

— CBC Chair Rep. Joyce Beatty

Who was there: Domestic Policy Council Director Susan Rice, senior advisor Cedric Richmond and other top officials met with Beatty and Reps. Hakeem Jeffries, Yvette Clarke, Shelia Jackson Lee, Barbara Lee, Gregory Meeks, Troy Carter, Ritchie Torres and Steven Horsford, according to Beatty and the White House.

Why it matters: It's the second time the administration has been publicly called out by fellow party members in as many days, an unusual development. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer demanded an immediate end to "hateful and xenophobic Trump policies" toward Haitian refugees on Tuesday. GOP lawmakers have used the episode to again whack the Biden administration over its border policies.

Also on Wednesday: Homeland Security Chair Bennie Thompson and Meeks, who chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee, wrote DHS and the State Department to request to "halt repatriations to Haiti until the country recovers." The letter is here.

Pressure point: Though somewhat unusual, entreaties like these also tend to carry more weight. It may be especially meaningful for Richmond coming from the CBC, which he led from 2017 until 2019.