US Border Patrol agents engaged in a shootout with suspected cartel members near the US-Mexico border, marking a continued escalation in the US government's response to criminal migrants. The exchange occurred near Fronton, Texas, following President Donald Trump's intensified border security measures.
U.S. Border Patrol agents exchanged gunfire with suspected cartel members near the U.S.-Mexican border on Monday, as the U.S. government's response against criminal migrants continues to intensify. The gunfire exchange – which happened exactly one week after President Donald Trump began ramping up border security on his first day in office – occurred at around 2 p.m. local time near Fronton, Texas.
One of the things that the General Land Office does is determine the center of a waterway,' Buckingham said at the time. '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.
Enforcing our Nation’s immigration laws is critically important to the national security and public safety of the United States,' Trump said in an executive order 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.' Fox News Digital's Adam Shaw contributed to this report.
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