{"id":2395799,"date":"2025-01-27T18:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T23:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-agent-shot-at-from-suspected-mexican-cartel\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T18:25:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T23:25:08","slug":"border-patrol-agent-shot-at-from-suspected-mexican-cartel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-agent-shot-at-from-suspected-mexican-cartel\/","title":{"rendered":"Border Patrol agent shot at from suspected Mexican cartel"},"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%2Fborder-patrol-agent-shot-at-from-suspected-mexican-cartel%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=2395799&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--><p>A suspected gunman from a \u200dMexican cartel opened fire from the Mexican side of the U.S.-Mexico border\u200d at U.S. Border Patrol agents, prompting the agents to\u200c return fire into Mexico. This incident took place on \u2064a Monday afternoon in Fronton, Texas, located in the Rio Grande Valley, an area known\u200b for illegal immigration adn\u200b drug trafficking. \u200dNo \u200bBorder Patrol agents were injured in the \u200cattack. Officials indicated \u200dthat this might be part\u200b of a broader\u2063 directive given recent changes \u200din U.S. policy under the Trump management, which <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">allegedly allowed cartel members<\/a> to retaliate \u2062against U.S. law enforcement.Gunfire \u2063aimed at\u200b U.S.military or law enforcement \u200bfrom Mexico\u2062 is uncommon. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has not \u200ccommented on the incident.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Suspected Mexican cartel gunman opens fire at US Border Patrol<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1948761\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A gunshot was fired from the southern side of the U.S.-Mexico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">border<\/a> toward U.S. Border Patrol agents, and multiple shots were returned by U.S. authorities into Mexico, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police-and-law-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">federal and state law enforcement officials<\/a> sources with firsthand knowledge of the situation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The incident occurred Monday afternoon in the Rio Grande Valley of southeastern Texas, historically a hotbed for illegal immigration and drug smuggling controlled by multiple Mexican cartels.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-a-joke-footage-shows-nfl-stadium-security-confronting-fan-over-trump-shirt\/\" title=\"&#039;What a Joke&#039;: Footage Shows NFL Stadium Security Confronting Fan Over Trump Shirt\">specific incident occurred<\/a> in Fronton, Texas, and a Mexican cartel is suspected to be behind the initial gunshot,&rdquo; the source familiar with the situation told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;No Border Patrol agent was injured by the gunshot.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Two other officials familiar with the incident who asked to remain anonymous said a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-dismiss-illegal-immigrant-cartel-violence-near-denver\/\" title=\"Media Dismiss Illegal Immigrant Cartel Violence Near Denver\">green light&#038;rdquo<\/a>; had been put out following President Donald Trump&rsquo;s inauguration early last week that gave cartel members approval to open fire on U.S. federal law enforcement in retaliation for the border crackdown that Trump has waged.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gunfire from Mexico into the United States, specifically aimed at military or law enforcement, is extremely rare.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Customs and Border Protection did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1948761\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1948761\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suspected cartel gunman fires at US Border Patrol agents<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2395800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/border-patrol-agent.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[16097,33146,33709,39729,36398],"class_list":["post-2395799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-law-enforcement","tag-border-patrol","tag-border-security","tag-cartel-violence","tag-immigration-issues"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/border-patrol-agent.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2395799"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2395803,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2395799\/revisions\/2395803"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2395800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2395799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2395799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2395799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}