December 31, 2019 – Early this morning, Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents were assaulted by numerous subjects who entered the country illegally near the Outlet Shoppes in Laredo, TX.

The Agents suffered numerous injuries. The agents have been hospitalized and are receiving medical treatment for their injuries. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is handling the investigation and is interviewing the victims and witnesses involved in this case.

A total of eight combative subjects were taken into custody by Border Patrol agents.

The area where the agents were assaulted has been identified as a priority for building the Border Wall in 2020, due to this area being notorious for human and drug smuggling.

We look forward to the U.S. Attorney’s office prosecuting this case.