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.
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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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.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted “targeted operations” in the Rio Grande Valley on Sunday morning. Agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement
The judge who is overseeing the government's compliance with a 1997 consent decree regarding the detention of children apprehended at the border, appeared prone to extend the terms of a separate 2022 settlement for another 2 1/2 years.
DHS could request up to 10,000 troops to help with efforts along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to an internal Border Patrol memo obtained by ABC News.
Migrants, many who have waited for months in Mexico, must find new way to seek asylum now that President Trump pulled the plug on CBP One app.
Texas will send 400 soldiers from its Tactical Border Force to the southern border to aid with efforts to enforce the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, Governor Greg Abbott announced on Monday.
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.
Mexico is constructing tents to receive Mexican nationals deported under Trump's mass deportations and provide them with services to help resettle.