Images of suspected cartel gunmen sneaking into the United States and evading law enforcement over the weekend have called new attention to the crisis at the southern border. The photos obtained by Fox News show men in body armor carrying rifles near the Fronton, Texas area, sparking a wave of criticism for the Biden administration’s “open border” policies.
The black-and-white trail camera footage was first uploaded by Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin. Though grainy, the images clearly show three men carrying rifles and wearing backpacks and body armor sneaking through the brush. “Elite Border Patrol BORTAC agents were called out & searched [the] area, but found nobody,” Melugin wrote in a tweet accompanying the photos.
NEW: Per law enforcement source, a group of suspected cartel gunmen armed with rifles & body armor were seen on cameras crossing illegally into the Fronton, TX area in the RGV Saturday night. Elite Border Patrol BORTAC agents were called out & searched area, but found nobody. pic.twitter.com/9GuhQngPKj
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) August 8, 2023
In a follow-up post, Melugin further explained that Fronton, Texas is a frequent cartel hotspot, and “another group of cartel gunmen…were arrested there in June.”
NEW: Per fed & TX law enforcement sources, multiple times this week, suspected members of the Northeast Cartel, armed w/ rifles, crossed into the US in the Fronton, TX area in the RGV. 5 arrested yesterday via Border Patrol, @TxDPS, & @TXMilitary. Others seen on cam.
Pics: TX DPS pic.twitter.com/DELUXIjYTO— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) June 2, 2023
These posts quickly went viral, drawing vocal criticism of the Biden administration’s failure to secure the country’s borders.
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Foremost among those critics were Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, two Republican presidential hopefuls that have made border security central to their campaigns.
“Another example of why I will authorize use of deadly force at the border,” said DeSantis. “Are we supposed to just let these dangerous criminals invade our country?”
Another example of why I will authorize use of deadly force at the border.
Are we supposed to just let these dangerous criminals invade our country? https://t.co/Xeixl2Rs6F
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) August 8, 2023
“I refuse to be a compliant puppet sitting in the White House,” Ramaswamy echoed. “As Commander-in-Chief, I will move the military to our border starting in January 2025 to end the cartel-aided invasion.”
It’s shameful that we are using hundreds of billions in military resources to stop an invasion of someone else’s border when we fail to protect against the ongoing invasion across our own southern border. It’s not just illegal migrants, human trafficking, & fentanyl anymore. Now… https://t.co/e3V6RYXIRd
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) August 8, 2023
Similar condemnation came from Texas Senator Ted Cruz, Oklahoma Rep. Stephanie Bice, and other congressional Republicans.
The National Border Patrol Council, the union that represents Border Patrol officers, blamed Biden officials by name for the crisis: “Here is what [President Joe] Biden, [Vice President Kamala] Harris, [Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro] Mayorkas and their MSM [mainstream media] don’t want you to see. It’s called “reality.”
Here is what Biden, Harris, Mayorkas and their MSM don't want you to see.
It's called "reality". https://t.co/0PkwK6sHrx
— Border Patrol Union – NBPC (@BPUnion) August 8, 2023
During a recent episode of the PBD Podcast, Patrick Bet-David and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez discussed the ongoing crisis of human trafficking in Florida and at the southern border.
“Human trafficking is becoming bigger business for the cartels than drugs and guns.”@FrancisSuarez talks about the horrible border conditions. (EP 293) pic.twitter.com/BoB13rj1wg
— PBD Podcast (@PBDsPodcast) August 8, 2023
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