The soldier was deployed as part of Operation Lone Star, the border mobilization directed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in an effort to reduce illegal crossings.
, the border security mobilization directed by Gov. Greg Abbott that has lined the Rio Grande with U.S. troops, concertina wire and other impediments in an effort to reduce illegal crossings.
The Texas Military Department, which oversees the National Guard, said Monday the shooting is under investigation. “More information will be made available as the investigation progresses,” the department said in a statement.prominent Republicans, including several 2024 presidential candidates,News accounts in Mexico identified the wounded man as a 22-year-old Mexican migrant who was attempting to reach the United States from Ciudad Juarez when he was struck by gunfire from U.S. authorities.
Mexico’s Foreign Ministry has not addressed the incident, and officials there and at the Texas Department of Public Safety did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Share
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