The border shooting occurred about 10 p.m. when Border Patrol agents from the Clint station came under fire south of San Elizario, about 7.5 miles east of the Ysleta Port of Entry, CBP said in a statement. The Mexican military responded to the location.
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Border agents shot at in South Texas
Border Patrol agents were fired upon Monday in the remote Starr County town of Fronton, Texas, Border Report has been told.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) confirmed that border agents were fired upon from the Mexican side of the border. On Monday, Texas DPS Lieutenant Olivarez confirmed that shots were fired from inside Mexico toward a group of Border Patrol agents on Fronton Island.
Border Patrol and Rio Grande Valley residents respond to policy changes under the Trump administration amid ongoing challenges at the southern border.
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Erecting 1,350 miles of fencing is best done private contractors, not those trained to defend U.S. soil In his first week back in office, President Donald Trump declared a national security emergency at the U.
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