Six In Custody After Border Patrol Agent Shot In New Mexico

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A US Border Patrol Agent was shot multiple times in New Mexico On Thursday.

According You can request a statement from US Customs and Border ProtectionAt approximately 11:30 AM, the agent was repeatedly struck in the chest by someone in a vehicle believed to be used for human smuggling. State Road 146. 

Fox News It was reported that the unidentified agent, at the time assigned by Lordsburg, New MexicoHe was wearing body armour and survived. 

The After being shot, the agent returned to firing. The Vehicle sped off, but was involved in an accident a few miles down the road. The vehicle rolled over. 

Six Two people were taken into custody and two others flown to a trauma center. El Paso, Texas.

The After being evaluated, the agent was released from the hospital. 

The FBI, New Mexico State PoliceThe shooting is being investigated by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies.

President Joe Biden He is expected to visit the southern border for the first time since taking office next week, as the administration has been under increasing pressure to act on the influx of illegal migrants. There According to CBP statistics, there were more than 2.4 million arrests at border in 2022 fiscal year. 

On Thursday, Biden announced a new border Policy to allow 30,000 migrants a monthly from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela In the USA He They also ordered the deportation who illegally enter the US These are the same countries.