The 37-year-old Mexican man said he was working out near the river in Ciudad Juárez when he heard gunshots and realized he was shot in the leg.
Monday, August 28, 2023 11:22PMBorder officials anticipated a spike of migrants arriving at the U.S-Mexico border after a Trump-era policy ended, but there was a decline instead.
was practicing a sport on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande around 8:50 p.m. Saturday while a group of migrants were crossing the river. García said he then heard shots and realized he had been shot in the leg, the newspaper reported. The military department didn't release any additional information. The U.S. Border Patrol, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and Abbott's office didn't immediately respond to emails from The Texas Tribune and the Military Times seeking comment on Monday.
According to documents provided through an open records request, the Hidalgo County District AttorneyA year earlier, in January 2022, a Texas Guard memberto disable a Chrysler 300 sedan driven by a suspected smuggler in Laredo. The soldier told investigators that he fired his rifle into the car's engine after the driver, who was arrested after abandoning his vehicle, attempted to run over another Texas Guard member.
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