Texas Border Patrol Agents Exchange Gunfire With Suspected Cartel Members
U.S. Border Patrol agents watch colleagues motor past while patrolling
for illegal immigrants in the Rio Grande River crossing into the United
States August 7, 2008 near Laredo, Texas.
Suspected Mexican cartel members fired upon U.S. Border Patrol agents
on Monday near Fronton, Texas, leading to a heated exchange of gunfire.
Fortunately, no Border Patrol agents were injured during the exchange
— which took place as a group of illegal immigrants were noticed while
attempting to cross the Rio Grande.
“Per multiple law enforcement sources, within the last hour, Border
Patrol agents near Fronton, TX were fired upon from MX by suspected
cartel gunmen as a group of illegal aliens were being brought across the
river. I’m told BP returned fire, nobody hit on either side, and that
the illegal aliens did not make it across,” wrote Fox News’ Bill Melugin in an X post.
BREAKING:
Per multiple law enforcement sources, within the last hour, Border
Patrol agents near Fronton, TX were fired upon from MX by suspected
cartel gunmen as a group of illegal aliens were being brought across the
river. I’m told BP returned fire, nobody hit on either side,…
The incident occurred after President Donald Trump signed a number of
immigration-related executive orders — which aim to secure the Southern
border, leading to an increase in escalation from the Mexican cartel
“in unprecedented ways since President Trump was elected—Even giving
orders to shoot at agents recently,” according to NewsNation.
Shortly after, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R-Texas) responded to the
attack, writing “The Texas Tactical Border Force deployed to the Rio
Grande Valley to collaborate with U.S. Border Patrol agents on the
border. Texas is working closely with the Trump Administration to secure
the border and make America safe again.”
The Texas Tactical Border Force deployed to the Rio Grande Valley to collaborate with U.S. Border Patrol agents on the border.
Texas is working closely with the Trump Administration to secure the border and make America safe again. pic.twitter.com/C0f1PAWrTA
The exchange took place near Fronton Island, also known as “Cartel
Island,” due to their frequent criminal activity in the area. It is an
uninhabited island within the Rio Grande in Starr County, Texas.
Commissioner Dawn Buckingham previously declared the land as Texas
territory in 2023, providing law enforcement agents the ability to
patrol the area.
“One of the things that the General Land Office does is determine the
center of a waterway,” Buckingham stated. “Everything that is the
center of the Rio Grande and north, of course, the state of Texas and
the United States territory.”
“The land just hadn’t been accurately declared as it was forming in
the river. That’s why we had to step in and officially declare it Texas
territory,” she continued.
President Trump also recently signed an executive order designating
Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations, as they are “engaged in
a campaign of violence and terror throughout the Western Hemisphere
that has not only destabilized countries with significant importance for
our national interests but also flooded the United States with deadly
drugs, violent criminals, and vicious gangs,” according to the White
House website.
“The Cartels functionally control, through a campaign of
assassination, terror, rape, and brute force nearly all illegal traffic
across the southern border of the United States. In certain portions of
Mexico, they function as quasi-governmental entities, controlling
nearly all aspects of society. The Cartels’ activities threaten the
safety of the American people, the security of the United States, and
the stability of the international order in the Western Hemisphere.
Their activities, proximity to, and incursions into the physical
territory of the United States pose an unacceptable national security
risk to the United States,” the executive order read.
“Enforcing our Nation’s immigration laws is critically important to
the national security and public safety of the United States,” Trump
stated last week. “The American people deserve a Federal Government that
puts their interests first and a Government that understands its sacred
obligation to prioritize the safety, security, and financial and
economic well-being of Americans.”
BREAKING-
Active investigation on the Texas border in Fronton after border patrol
agents were fired upon by suspected cartel members on the Mexican side
attempting to cross a group of illegals , agents returned gunfire , no
one was hit.
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