Mexican cartels fire at Border Patrol agents as Trump ramps up enforcement

Suspected Mexican cartel members fired upon U.S. Border Patrol agents on Monday near Fronton, Texas, leading to a heated exchange of gunfire.

Fortunately, no Border Patrol agents were injured during the exchange — which took place as a group of illegal immigrants were noticed while attempting to cross the Rio Grande.

The exchange took place near Fronton Island, also known as “Cartel Island,” due to their frequent criminal activity in the area. It is an uninhabited island within the Rio Grande in Starr County, Texas. Commissioner Dawn Buckingham previously declared the land as Texas territory in 2023, providing law enforcement agents the ability to patrol the area.