Border Czar Tom Homan Declares War on Terrorist Cartels Following Rio Grande Firefight Involving Border Patrol Agents

BREAKING- Active investigation on the Texas border in Fronton after border patrol agents were fired upon by suspected cartel members on the Mexican side attempting to cross a group of illegals , agents returned gunfire , no one was hit.

Border patrol agent advised me to leave… pic.twitter.com/P3l6X5ZH6h

— Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) January 27, 2025

Border Czar Tom Homan has announced a major escalation in the United States’ stance against Mexican drug cartels, vowing to “wipe them off the face of the earth.”

This stern warning follows a dangerous confrontation on Monday, where U.S. Border Patrol agents engaged in a firefight with suspected cartel gunmen along the volatile U.S.-Mexico border.

Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) agents and U.S. Border Patrol members faced a barrage of gunfire from suspected drug cartel operatives near Fronton, Texas on Monday.

According to Lt. Chris Olivarez of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the confrontation erupted as agents conducted routine surveillance along the treacherous Rio Grande, Breitbart reported.

The agents, finding themselves under heavy fire, were forced to return gunfire and take shelter in dense brush lining the river’s edge.

The standoff happened as a group of illegal aliens tried to cross the river during a shootout. Luckily, no Border Patrol agents or suspected cartel members were injured.

GRTWT.

BORTAC units from the Border Patrol arriving at the scene here in Fronton as the investigation continues after agents were fired upon by suspected cartel members https://t.co/4A2WT72HCt pic.twitter.com/4NwxtrZik2

— Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) January 27, 2025