"Texas National Guardsman's Cross-Border Shooting Injures Man"
A Texas National Guard member deployed as part of Operation Lone Star, a border security mobilization directed by Governor Greg Abbott, shot and wounded a Mexican migrant along the Rio Grande in the El Paso area. The soldier fired across the border into Mexican territory, reportedly in response to three men attacking a group of migrants with a knife as they attempted to cross the river. Shooting incidents involving U.S. forces firing into Mexico are rare, and the incident is under investigation. This is the second shooting involving Texas National Guard personnel assigned to Operation Lone Star this year. Critics argue that the governor's campaign relies on brutal tactics that put migrants at greater risk, while some Republican presidential candidates have called for even more aggressive measures along the border.