{"id":2004966,"date":"2023-08-18T14:18:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T18:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-border-patrol-agents-come-under-gunfire-while-apprehending-migrants\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T14:19:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T18:19:18","slug":"us-border-patrol-agents-come-under-gunfire-while-apprehending-migrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-border-patrol-agents-come-under-gunfire-while-apprehending-migrants\/","title":{"rendered":"US Border Patrol Agents Shot at While Catching Migrants"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-border-patrol-agents-come-under-gunfire-while-apprehending-migrants%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2004966&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>US Border Patrol Agents Come Under Gunfire While Apprehending Migrants<\/h2>\n<p>Border agents in \u2064Texas\u2063 had \u2063a close call \u2064on Thursday when they were shot at\u2062 from Mexico while apprehending a \u2062group of\u200d migrants, according\u200d to Border Report.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately,\u2062 no one was \u200cinjured or\u200c hit by any bullets, \u2063as reported by \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.borderreport.com\/immigration\/border-crime\/border-patrol-agents-fired-upon-from-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Border\u2063 Report<\/a>. It is also believed that no one was \u200capprehended in \u200dMexico in connection with the\u200b incident.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAs the group\u2064 was being apprehended, \u200dagents noticed a\u2064 subject south of the border barrier\u200b <strong>a\u2062 handgun \u2063and fire towards the agents,\u201d<\/strong> \u200c Border Patrol said in\u200d a \u200bstatement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe agents \u2062immediately\u2063 took cover\u200b and secured the migrants.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This incident\u200b is just\u2062 one of many that \u2063highlight the\u200b dangers faced by Border Patrol agents. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data, there have been \u200b271 assaults \u2062on agents between October and June, 421\u200c in the entire fiscal year 2022,\u2062 and 361 in fiscal year \u200c2021.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI El Paso Field\u2064 Office Acting \u2062Special Agent \u200din Charge Douglas Goodwater emphasized the seriousness \u2062of these assaults, stating, <strong>\u201cAssaults on \u2064Border Patrol agents or any other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cook-county-states-attorney-kim-foxx-releases-do-not-call-list-of-unreliable-police-officers\/\" title=\"Kim Foxx, Cook County State's Attorney, shares 'Do Not Call' list of untrustworthy cops.\">law \u2062enforcement officer<\/a>\u2063 from any side of the border\u200d will \u200bnot be tolerated and will be\u200c investigated swiftly by \u200dour office so they can \u200dcontinue to carry out their\u2062 sworn duty to protect our community \u2064and nation,\u201d<\/strong> \u200b as reported \u200bby Border Report.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate\u2064 incident, Texas\u200b authorities recently arrested two armed individuals believed \u200cto be \u2062members of a cartel at the\u2064 southern border, according to Fox News. The Texas Department \u200bof Public Safety \u200cexpressed their\u200d concern, stating, <strong>\u201cThere\u200d is no greater public\u200d safety\u2064 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-spox-largest-threat-to-u-s-national-security-are-u-s-cops\/\" title=\"State Dept Spox: \u2018Largest Threat to U.S. National Security are U.S. Cops\u2019\">national security threat<\/a> than the Mexican drug\u200d cartels, who \u2062have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-border-patrol-agents-come-under-gunfire-while-apprehending-migrants\/\" title=\"US Border Patrol Agents Shot at While Catching Migrants\">exploited security vulnerabilities due<\/a> to an unsecured international border.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Collaboration between local, county, state, \u200dand federal agencies is crucial in \u2062addressing\u200b these threats and ensuring the safety\u200d of the \u200cstate and the country.<\/p>\n<p>Requests for comment from CBP and\u200b the FBI have gone unanswered.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created\u2063 by the Daily Caller News Foundation, \u200dan independent \u200band nonpartisan newswire \u200bservice,\u2062 is available without charge to \u200bany legitimate news publisher that can \u200cprovide a large audience. All republished articles \u200bmust\u200b include our\u2062 logo, our reporter\u2019s\u200b byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions\u2064 about our guidelines or partnering\u200b with us, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/border-patrol-agents-shot-mexico-arresting-migrants\/\">US Border \u2064Patrol Agents Come Under \u200dGunfire While Apprehending\u2064 Migrants<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Border agents in Texas were shot at by individuals from Mexico while apprehending migrants on Thursday, as per Border Report. Fortunately, no injuries were reported, and no bullets hit anyone. Moreover, there are no suspects detained in Mexico in connection with the incident. 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