{"id":124384,"date":"2025-01-28T16:47:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T16:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/us-border-patrol-and-mexican-cartel-members-trade-gunfire-at-southern-border-report-new-york-post\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T16:47:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T16:47:42","slug":"us-border-patrol-and-mexican-cartel-members-trade-gunfire-at-southern-border-report-new-york-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/us-border-patrol-and-mexican-cartel-members-trade-gunfire-at-southern-border-report-new-york-post\/","title":{"rendered":"US Border Patrol and Mexican cartel members trade gunfire at southern border: report – New York Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

Suspected Mexican cartel members were caught on video opening fire on US Border Patrol agents near the southern border Monday \u2013 as a group of migrants reportedly tried to enter the\u00a0US illegally, authorities said.
The ordeal unfolded at about 1:30 p.m. near Fronton, Texas, Customs and Border Protection said in a statement without revealing more details.
The apparent cartel members had started firing as the group of migrants were trying to cross the Rio Grande,\u00a0Fox News reported, citing law enforcement sources.
Border patrol agents quickly returned fire, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
\u201cDPS responded to assist the US Border Patrol after agents received gunfire from cartel members in Mexico while patrolling in Fronton,\u201d Lt. Chris Olivarez posted on X alongside a slew of videos showing the heavily armed\u00a0gunman. \u00a0
\u201cDPS drone operators captured the gunmen fleeing Mexico due to military presence and seeking refuge on an island between the US and Mexico,\u201d he added.
The footage showed at least four gun-toting men walking along the river bank and trying to seek cover in the shrubs as the drone tracked them.
Several were repeatedly caught aiming their weapons directly at the drone, the clips show. \u00a0
\u201cThe State of Texas will continue to monitor the area closely and use every resource available to prevent transnational threats to our law enforcement partners and the homeland,\u201d Olivarez said. \u00a0
The scene where the shooting took place remained active with the Customs and Border Protection Office of Professional Responsibility, DHS Office of Inspector General, the FBI\u00a0and\u00a0Texas Department of Public Safety all involved in the probe, CPB said late Monday.
No injuries were reported, according to authorities.
Meanwhile, the migrants who were trying to cross at the time of the ordeal reportedly didn\u2019t make it into the US.  
The shooting comes as President Trump makes cracking down on illegal immigration and fortifying the southern border an early hallmark of his second term in the Oval Office.
US officials said last week the Pentagon would start shipping up to 1,500 active duty<\/a> troops to the Mexican border to join about 2,200 US National Guard and Reserve personnel already in place.
Trump was also considering sending up to 10,000 troops to the border as part of the country\u2019s effort to seal the borders, the Washington Post reported last week.<\/a>
Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it arrested 1,179 people and lodged 853 immigration detainers Monday \u2013 a day after it carried out 956 arrests and issued 554 detainers. 
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