Suspected Cartel Members Open Fire on Border Patrol Agents While Attempting to Smuggle Illegal Migrants Into Texas

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Notorious drug cartel opens fire at US Border Patrol as Trump crackdown heats up

Although border patrol agents have faced attacks from smugglers in the past, such confrontations are relatively rare, as cartels typically try to avoid direct conflict with US authorities for fear of drawing a harsh response.

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Watch: Cartel Traffickers Fire Shots at U.S. Border Patrol, Drone Near Mexican Border

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) responded to assist the U.S. Border Patrol on Thursday after agents patrolling the border in Starr County came under fire from cartel members in Mexico.

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Mexican Cartel Terrorists Open Fire on U.S. Agents in Texas near Border

As reported by Breitbart Texas, the Fronton, Texas area has been notoriously dangerous for Border Patrol agents and Texas DPS Highway Patrol troopers in recent years due to Mexican drug cartel activity.

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Cartel thugs open fire on US Border Patrol as they ‘gear up for all-out WAR’

Footage shows the thugs firing on drones watching them as the creep closer to crossing into the United States. The salvo comes as Donald Trump has declared the deadly groups as terrorists and the boss of one cartel is preparing to fight the president. The four gangsters appeared to remain in Mexico and did not cross officially into the US.

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Suspected cartel members shoot at US Border Patrol along Texas-Mexico border

U.S. Border Patrol agents exchange gunfire with suspected cartel members. Suspects ran to Fronton Island, between the US and Mexico. Gov. Greg Abbott sending hundreds of troops to the border to help secure it. The Texas Tactical Border Force will coordinate with the Border Patrol under the Trump Administration.

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Border Patrol Exchanges Fire With Suspected Cartel Members As Group Tried To Cross Into Texas

Unidentified cartel gunmen exchanged gunfire with U.S. Border Patrol agents in the southern border near Texas on Monday afternoon. The men were trying to smuggle undocumented immigrants into the United States. The suspected cartel gunmen shot at Border Patrol officers, who returned fire. Neither party was hit or injured.

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Border Czar Tom Homan Declares War on Terrorist Cartels Following Rio Grande Firefight Involving Border Patrol Agents

U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan has announced a major escalation in the United States’ stance against Mexican drug cartels, vowing to “wipe them off the face of the earth.” This stern warning follows a dangerous confrontation on Monday, where U.s. Border Patrol agents engaged in a firefight with suspected cartel gunmen along the volatile U.S.-Mexico border.

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Video: Gunfight between Mexican cartel hitmen and Border Patrol agents in Texas

Members of the Texas Department of Public Safety came to the aid of the feds, although the incident ended with no injuries on either side.

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Border Patrol, Cartel Members Exchange Gunfire at Border

U.S. Border Patrol agents exchanged gunfire with suspected Mexican cartel members at the southern border on Monday. The incident occurred in Texas' Rio Grande Valley. No Border Patrol agent was injured by the gunshot, officials said.Lt. Chris Olivarez, of the Texas Department of Public Safety, took to X to post videos and photos showing the heavily armed gunman.

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BREAKING: Border Patrol Agents Fired Upon By Suspected Cartel Gunmen * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle

U.S. Border Patrol agents were fired upon Monday by suspected cartel gunmen, Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin reports. “I’m told BP returned fire, nobody hit on either side, and that the illegal aliens did not make it across,” he said. Texas DPS is now patrolling the area and has a drone in the air and can see Mexican military assets now staging on the other side of the river.

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Texas Border Patrol Agents Exchange Gunfire With Suspected Cartel Members

Suspected Mexican cartel members fired upon U.S. Border Patrol agents on Monday near Fronton, Texas. No one was injured in the exchange, which took place as a group of illegal immigrants were attempting to cross the Rio Grande. The incident occurred after President Donald Trump signed a number of immigration-related executive orders.

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Mexican Cartel Flee After Shootout with US Border Agents: Video

Suspected Mexican cartel members flee to Fronton Island after a gunfight with U.S. Border Patrol agents. Video released by Texas Department of Public Safety shows a group of men taking refuge in dense foliage which is often used as cover by cartels. Since taking office last week, Trump has launched a promised crackdown on illegal immigration.

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US Border Patrol and Mexican cartel members trade gunfire at southern border: report

The shooting took place around 1:30 p.m. near Fronton, Texas. No injuries were reported, Customs and Border Protection said. A group of migrants were trying to cross the Rio Grande when shots first rang out, Fox News reported. The migrants reportedly did not make it into the US.

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BREAKING: US Border Patrol Agents SHOT AT By Mexican Cartel * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Joshua C.

There are reports that cartel members on the Mexico side of the Rio Grande fired upon U.S. Border Patrol Agents on the Texas side. There was apparently a group of migrants attempting to cross the river (smugglers…?) when the gunmen opened fire on the Agents, who then returned fire across the river into Mexico.

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US immigration agents and Mexican cartel reportedly exchange fire at border

US immigration agents and Mexican cartel reportedly exchange fire at border. Nobody in either party was hit. The group of migrants they were ferrying were seeking to cross into the US via a river located near Fronton, in Texas. Texas’ Department of Public Safety (DPS), patrolling the area after the encounter, said that Mexican military vehicles could be seen on the other side of the border.

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