Outrage over the image was swift, with some advocates drawing parallels to . Latham, wearing his uniform, was handcuffed and had been murdered with his own service weapon. "As a winter storm moves into the area, Eagle Pass agents arrest another group of 400. After he was acquitted, Donovan famously asked: Which office do I go to to get my reputation back? Had it not been for that statement, I never would have remembered Donovan or the charges. Texans know that our law enforcement officers deal with ever-present danger, every single day, to keep Texas communities safe. An off-duty Customs and Border Protection agent from an elite tactical unit is the hero who shot and killed the Robb Elementary School gunman before he could continue his massacre, reports said Wednesday. The good news for the mounted Border Patrol agents in Del Rio is that they are apparently not going to be punished. Members of other law enforcement agencies were present and part of the tactical stack formation that entered the school, but its still unclear how many, and what their actions were during the confrontation with the gunman. The Del Rio sector became the focus of public outrage last fall when photographs went viral showing Border Patrol agents mounted on horseback using reins to whip Haitian migrants and force them back across the Rio Grande. While Uvalde is an hours drive away from the border, it falls within a 100-mile zone that gives federal agents broad latitude to operate, including by setting up immigration checkpoints. He died Saturday from his injuries. Still pictures showed the agents swinging their reins as they guided their mounts and reached out to seize entering migrants, prompting Democratic members of Congress to deride their actions as [c]ruel, inhumane, and a violation of domestic and international law and a stain on our country. The agency did not release the identity of the agent and declined further comment. According to the Del Rio News-Herald, the crash happened about 9 p.m. Monday on U.S. Highway 277, about 20 miles south of Del Rio. Salas was part of a Special Operations Group working jointly with the US Border Patrol BORTAC near Eagle Pass on Friday. pic.twitter.com/Hwq7ih5ISj. But Adam Isaacson, director of defense oversight at WOLA, a Washington, D.C.-based organization that promotes human rights in Latin America, said a promise from federal immigration authorities may no longer be trusted after years of hardline enforcement. Visit the BorderReport.com homepage for the latest exclusive storiesand breaking newsabout issues along the United States-Mexico border. In June, four migrants died and three other people were injured after a Jeep being pursued by Border Patrol agents crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer on the interstate near the Texas border city of Encinal. A US Border Patrol agent tries to stop a Haitian migrant from entering an encampment in Del Rio, Texas, on September 19. The other man in the car was taken into custody. He is survived by his wife and four children. Border Patrol agents are undoubtedly part of the fabric of the community in Uvalde, located about 70 miles east of the Del Rio port of entry on the Mexican border. Uvalde is a town of roughly 16,000 people, situated between San Antonio and Del Rio . From October through March, agents in the Border Patrol's Del Rio sector had 68,570 "encounters" with migrants more than four times as many as in the same period a year earlier. Salas was transported by local emergency workers to Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center. all 33 Reflections, Reflections Terms of Use (revised 5/31/2012), View, edit or delete any Reflection you've left in the past. The Border Patrol's Del Rio sector, which includes Eagle Pass, is fast becoming the busiest corridor for illegal crossings. You're cut off from being able to be in a shared space with your neighbors.. Governor Abbott put the operation in place. Inspector Richard Latham was shot and killed after being abducted from the Del Rio Port of Entry in Del Rio, Texas. A Texas border patrol agent on horseback tries to stop a Haitian migrant from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande near the Acuna Del Rio International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas on . Over 70 percent of Uvaldes residents identified as Hispanic or Latino, according to 2022 census data, and while many families are multi-generational U.S. citizens, there are mixed-status households that include people at risk of arrest and deportation. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said late Saturday that the agent was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after two men inside a car opened fire on the agents Friday night. When Franky Palacios Paz was found naked and decapitated floating off South Padre Island, the local sheriff thought the murder . A lone border patrol agent ended Tuesday's school massacre when he killed Texas shooter after rushing into school without waiting for backup, risking his own life and receiving a wound. A CBP official could not confirm to VICE News that the wounded agent is the one who killed the gunman, as Texas governor said was the case on Wednesday. Dont expect any apologies from Biden, Harris, Mayorkas, or any of their other detractors. In the chaotic hours after an 18-year-old gunman went on a rampage at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 young children and two teachers, a narrative emerged about a heroic Border Patrol agent who stopped the massacre before it got any worse. MISSION, Texas -- A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent died Wednesday after an all-terrain vehicle accident while patrolling along the border in south Texas, according to the agency. The . Border Patrol Agent Donna Doss was struck and killed by a vehicle on the south service road of I-20 near mile marker 276, between Tye and Merkel, Texas. A Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman told the newspaper that a 2016 Freightliner truck tractor towing a 2019 Great Dane Reefer was traveling north on U.S. 277 and veered into oncoming traffic in a no-passing zone before striking a Morales 2017 Volkswagen Passat. Days turned into weeks, and weeks into months, while the incident took on a life of its own. N.Y. 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The federal law enforcement official and a border patrol agent who helped in the search for the missing girl told the AP previously that the woman was spotted on a border camera shortly after 5 p . Two of the men hired a taxi to drive them from Eagle Pass to Presidio. The facts will drive the action we take. Its terrible.. An unidentified gunman was killed after opening fire on Texas Border Patrol agents during a routine traffic stop in Del Rio, Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border. Generally in training they undergo scenarios that involve people from multiple agencies showing up and going in, and it sounds like thats what happened here.. Here inside the city, well get phone calls saying, Hey, we saw two or three run through a yard. Our guys are constantly responding to calls for possible undocumented persons., From our front door of the station, you can see Mexico. Border Patrol Agent Uses Whip to Chase Down Haitian Migrants: The alleged incident near the large encampment of Haitian migrants near the border town of Del Rio in Texas is being investigated by . Washington State Department of Corrections, WA. In January, Texas Department of Public Safety Special Agent Anthony Salas died after being involved in a single-vehicle traffic accident near Eagle Pass while working with U.S. Border Patrol to transport six people who had illegally immigrated to the U.S. Last year, an Austin man was charged in the deaths of eight migrants after a deadly crash near the border city of Del Rio following a police chase. United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US. But thanks to his words, at least I remember the acquittal. People without legal status in Uvalde could be cut off from accessing trauma counseling, food relief, and other emergency servicesor even too afraid to go outside and collectively mourn with others in their community, said Sarah Valdes, director of released unaccompanied children services at RAICES, a Texas nonprofit that provides legal services to immigrants. 0:00. CBP Releases Statement on Use of Force Incident and Death in Douglas, Arizona. As of this morning as I write this, there is no tweet from Joe Biden on the death of Special Agent Salas. She said both on- and off-duty CBP agents went to the scene to help students get to safety and provide medical support. CARRIZO SPRINGS, Texas - Border patrol officials at Carrizo Springs are mourning the death of one of their own. Escalon said there was a lot of gunfire in the beginning and that officers were subsequently kept at bay by additional shots. She read a message from a colleague that works with clients in the area. Fernando Morales, 51, was assigned to the Border Patrol' On Friday, January 27th, 1984, four men committed a jewelry robbery in Cuidad Acuna, Mexico, and crossed into the United States at the Del Rio Port of Entry. Special Agent Salas, 37, joined the Department in 2013 and was stationed in El Paso. But the subject the secretary was addressing was not controlling the Southwest border, nor the safety of the American people or stemming the flow of drugs into the United States it had to do with investigating the actions of mounted Border Patrol agents in Del Rio. SHARE. Perhaps thats when the contrition will commence. Im concerned about the practicalities of people being cut off from school lunches or medical assistance, but theres an emotional side of it too. Criminal Investigations Division (CID) Special Agent Anthony Salas was involved in an unfortunate car crash during the arrest of six illegal migrants on Friday. The FBI is leading the investigation into the attack on two Border Patrol agents. Emergency Medical Services responded, but Agent Doss succumbed to her injuries at the scene. Del Rio Sector Acting Chief Patrol Agent Matthew Hudak expressed his condolences to family, classmates, friends, and co-workers of Agent Doss. According to multiple reports, the agent ofCBP's Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) ran into the school while the shooter kept inflicting pain.. It wasnt like BORTAC showed up and everyone went in, Anfinsen said. The Texas-Mexico border has seen multiple deadly accidents in recent years stemming from immigration-related pursuits. The worse news is that the Biden administration cannot bring the same passion to actual border enforcement that it brought to baseless allegations of agent misconduct. In a stunning turn of events, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has vowed to gain control of the Southwest border, telling the House Homeland Security Committee: I want to assure you that we are addressing this with tremendous speed and tremendous force. An overnight car chase in the tiny South Texas border town of Rio Bravo has killed four people, including three migrants, Rio Bravo fire chief Juan Gonzalez told Border Report. Eagle Pass is about 140 miles (225 kilometers) southwest of San Antonio. Back in the middle of September, CBP was caught unprepared when some 15,000 to 30,000 migrants (the actual figure has been lost in the confusion) mostly Haitian nationals crossed the Rio Grande near the town of Del Rio, Texas, and camped out under the international bridge there, waiting to be processed and released into the United States. The mounted Border Patrol agents will likely not fare as well. This story has been shared 348,615 times. To paraphrase Erich Segal in his 1970 bestseller Love Story: Power means never having to say youre sorry. Some kinds of power, at least. On the evening of Friday, 01/21/2022, Special Agent Salas was supporting Operation Lone Star as a Special Operations Group (SOG) Operator in partnership with the U.S. Border Patrol in Maverick County near Eagle Pass. Governor Dan Patrick issued a statement, too. On Friday, January 27th, 1984, four men committed a jewelry robbery in Cuidad Acuna, Mexico, and crossed into the United States at the Del Rio Port of Entry. They volunteer as coaches. We ourselves will pull no punches.". The accident happened about 1 a.m. near Mission, Texas, along the border with Mexico, Customs and Border Patrol said in a statement. He was working under a compassionate detail to the Burke Border Patrol Station in New York at the time of his passing. But whether the immigration enforcers ought to be considered heroes depends largely on whos asked. Order was only really restored after Texas state troopers positioned their vehicles on the riverbank, but before that occurred, mounted Border Patrol agents were brought in to restore some control; it was only at that point that the administration came unhinged. Of the 15 agents who died in 2021, 13 died in the line of duty as a result of COVID-19. Agent Doss served in the Border Patrol for more than 15 years and is survived by her husband, father, mother, two step-children, sister and two brothers. Multiple outlets report that the alleged assailant in the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, was shot and killed by a Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) agent, who was also wounded. "The death of an Agent who died while securing our nation's border is a tremendous loss for our organization and our nation; our prayers are with his family and co-workers during this difficult time," said U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz in the statement. Agent Hunter Labombard of the Del Rio Border Patrol Sector lost his life on Wednesday night in a tragic accident. Some 3,300 migrants have already been removed from the Del Rio camp to planes or detention centers, Border Patrol Chief Raul L. Ortiz said at a news conference Sunday, and he expected to have . Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Sector recovered the bodies of three deceased migrants within a four-hour span, Aug. 17. . 0:00. One 10-year-old witness, who was hiding under a tablecloth inside the room where it happened, told San Antonio TV news network KENS that the agents who entered the classroom made a deadly mistake by asking any survivors in hiding to call out for help. Anfinsen said hes seen no evidence to confirm the preliminary reports that a lone Border Patrol agent went in without backup, but said one of the first to take action was a BORTAC member who coordinated forming the stack to enter the school. 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