According to the TV channel, a group of illegal migrants tried to cross the border, but US Border Patrol officers opened fire and stopped them. No one was injured in the shooting.

The shooting occurred near Fronton Island, located on the Rio Grande River, which runs along the border between the United States and Mexico. Fox News notes that Fronton is also called "Cartel Island" because of the criminal activity there. According to the TV channel, the migrants with whom the border guards engaged in a shootout may be members of a drug cartel.

After taking office on January 20, US President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency on the southern border of the country. This allows the Pentagon not only to send additional troops to the border, but also to complete the construction of the wall, which began in Trump's first term.

On January 23, the new president signed a decree suspending the passage of illegal migrants across the southern border and instructed the US Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice and the Department of State to take all possible measures to expel illegal immigrants who enter the country through the southern border. rbc.ru.

Later, sources from The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal reported that the US authorities were preparing to send thousands of troops to the Mexican border as part of Trump's plan to combat migrants, drug traffickers and smugglers.