Border Patrol Agents in Texas Assaulted, Reminds Would-Be Criminals Of Consequences

The United States Border Patrol in the El Paso Sector have reportedly seen a rise in the number of attacks on agents in recent months. According to a press release, with the rise of illegal border crossers, they have also seen a rise in the number of attacks on border patrol agents.

According to a press release this month the U.S. Border Patrol is now reminding criminals that there are harsh consequences for assaulting federal officers. Since the beginning of Fiscal Year 2024, at least 66 El Paso Sector Border Agents have been assaulted. In FY 2023, 104 agents were assaulted.

Federal law 18 USC 111 states that it is a crime to assault or resist arrest by a federal officer while they are performing their official duties. 18 USC 111 has consequences for the assault, kidnapping, and/or murder of a federal officer.

Illegal Immigrants crossing into the United States who have attacked officers have also thrown rocks and glass bottles at agents attempting to evade being arrested. According to the Border Patrol, many vehicles have received "extensive" damage from rocks.

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Recent Examples Of Attacks On Border Patrol Agents

Recently, a Border Patrol Agent assigned to the Santa Teresa Station was attacked on his ATV.

Other Border Patrol Agents in the same area were assaulted by a group resisting arrest. Those resisting were spitting and attempting to bite officers.

One Border Patrol agent was shot twice in the torso in the Lordsburg area. The agent survived thanks to his ballistic vest.

Social Media Warning Campaign

According to the Border Patrol news release, the El Paso Sector Chief Patrol Agent Anthony Scott Good took to social media to release an announcement about assaulting federal officers.

The El Paso Sector Border Patrol will bring the full force of the law on agent assaults in collaboration with our local, state, federal law enforcement and prosecuting attorney partners. Those who commit these crimes will swiftly receive the full penalties under U.S. law.

For more information, you can ready the entire press release here.