"Cross-Border Incident: Texas National Guard Member Injures Mexican Citizen in Rio Grande Shooting"

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A member of the Texas National Guard stationed at the Texas-Mexico border in El Paso fired across the Rio Grande, injuring a Mexican man in Ciudad Juárez. The incident is under investigation, and the man was treated at a local hospital and later released. This is the second time a Texas National Guard member has shot a civilian during Operation Lone Star, a state effort to deter migrants from crossing the border. Immigrant rights groups are calling for an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Topics:nation#border-security#mexican-citizen#operation-lone-star#rio-grande#shooting-incident#texas-national-guard
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