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US Border Patrol agent kills suspected cartel smuggler after ‘struggle’ near Texas riverbank

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A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and killed a suspected cartel smuggler on Thursday after he came across the Rio Grande in Starr County, Texas, Fox News has confirmed.

The suspected smuggler assaulted the agent, who fired his weapon in self-defense, killing the man, three border law enforcement sources told Fox News.

The agent is “okay,” according to those sources.

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A U.S. Border Patrol agent is alive after shooting and killing a suspected cartel smuggler during a “struggle” at the border, according to Texas law enforcement. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)

The Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed the officer-involved shooting on X, adding that the suspect was pronounced dead at Starr County Memorial Hospital.

The Starr County Sheriff’s Office said Border Patrol agents were “involved in a struggle prior to the shooting,” which was confirmed at about 5:30 p.m. local time.

U.S. Border Patrol was involved in an officer-involved shooting Thursday in Midway, Texas. (Kirsten Luce for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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The sheriff’s office asked the public to avoid the area as first responders clear and secure the scene.

It is unclear what led to the encounter or the subsequent shooting. (Herika Martinez/AFP via Getty Images)

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The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection did not immediately respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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Arizona high school basketball player scores 100 points in just 3 quarters in historic outing

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It’s hard to have a better night on the basketball court than Arizona high school basketball player Adrian Stubbs did on Tuesday.

Stubbs, a guard at Phoenix Maryvale High School, became the first player in Arizona high school basketball history to score 100 points in a game in the team’s 109-25 win over Yuma Kofa High School. Stubbs scored 100 points despite sitting on the bench for the entirety of the fourth quarter.

He scored 70 points in the first half, scoring every single point for Maryvale, and then scored 30 points in the third quarter. Stubbs scored 35 points in the first quarter and said that head coach Jeremy Smith gave him the green light.

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Maryvale guard Adrian Stubbs (1) dribbles against Marcos de Niza guard Drew Dana (2) during a Section 7 play-in game in Glendale, Arizona, on June 18, 2024. (IMAGN)

“I think I had 35 at the end of the first quarter and my coach gave me the green light,” Stubbs said, according to The Arizona Republic. “I was going to go. That was probably the most unselfish game (from teammates) I’ve ever seen in my life. Without them, this would not be possible. All of those passes. All the steals. It’s a huge shout out to them.”

The previous state record of 75 points in a game had stood since 1965-66 1A season (1A designates a classification for smaller schools), which Stubbs shattered. His previous career high was 56, which was one shy of the 6A record (the classification for the largest schools).

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Maryvale guard Adrian Stubbs (1) shoots against Marcos de Niza forward James Steward (4) during a Section 7 play-in game in Glendale, Arizona, on June 18, 2024. (IMAGN)

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The previous 6A record was set by Nico Mannion, who went on to star for the Arizona Wildcats before being drafted by the Golden State Warriors.

“This kid doesn’t cease to amaze me,” Maryvale coach Jeremy Smith said. “His will to win and fight and grit are second to none. He’s got a lot of people backing him, wanting the best for him. He’s a gamer. Before the season started, we had team goals. And we have individual goals. One of his individual goals was to beat Nico Mannion’s record of 57.”

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Maryvale guard Adrian Stubbs talks with the Arizona Republic during practice at Maryvale High School in Phoenix, Arizona, on May 8, 2025. (IMAGN)

Stubbs entered the game averaging 24 points per game, and was very efficient on Tuesday. He did a lot of scoring on mid-range jumpers, as he scored just 18 of his 100 points on 3-pointers, while going 16-for-23 from the free throw line.

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WATCH: ICE takes down illegal alien who allegedly rammed law enforcement vehicles, nearly running over officer

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested an illegal immigrant who the agency said “weaponized” his vehicle by ramming two ICE vehicles, nearly running over an agent.

Cuban illegal Robyn Argote Brooks rammed two ICE cars in a San Antonio parking lot in an attempt to evade arrest during a targeted vehicle stop, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

Video captured of the incident shows Brooks, who is driving a sedan and is boxed in by agents’ vehicles, defying law enforcement directions and suddenly reversing, narrowly missing an agent and hitting a federal SUV. After unsuccessfully accelerating into the larger vehicle, Brooks then speeds into another ICE vehicle in front of him, a sedan, and continues to accelerate as agents attempt to stop him.

Eventually, an agent breaks through Brooks’ window and pulls him out of the car to make the arrest. The incident occurred Tuesday and comes amid heightened concern about illegals and anti-ICE agitators violently attempting to disrupt federal law enforcement operations.

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Cuban illegal Robyn Argote Brooks rammed two ICE cars in a San Antonio parking lot in an attempt to evade arrest during a targeted vehicle stop, according to ICE. (ICE; DHS)

DHS said ICE officers are facing a 3,200% increase in vehicular attacks. The agency said that, from Jan. 21, 2025, to Jan. 7, 2026, ICE officers experienced 66 “vehicular attacks,” compared to only two during the same time period the previous year.

Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said one of the ICE officers involved in the arrest was injured and said, “We are praying for him, his health and his family.”

She placed the blame squarely on pro-sanctuary politicians she said “have encouraged illegal aliens to evade arrest.”

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“They have created an environment that incites violence against our law enforcement,” said McLaughlin, adding that agents are also facing a “more than 1,300% increase in assaults against them.”

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Closeups of vehicle damage after a ramming incident involving illegal Robyn Argote Brooks, who DHS said attempted to evade arrest in San Antonio. (DHS)

“Secretary Noem has been clear: Anyone who assaults law enforcement will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” she warned.

According to the agency, Brooks entered the U.S. using the Biden administration’s CBP One app in 2024, which it said “allowed over a million unvetted aliens into the country.”

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Brooks is in ICE custody.

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons argued Tuesday that federal immigration agents are facing “constant impediments” and “constant attacks.”

“When we hear elected officials calling upon individuals to impede or obstruct ICE law enforcement operations nationwide, you’re going to see incidents like this,” said Lyons. “You saw the officers and agents attempting to apprehend a criminally illegal alien, and there they are using their car as a weapon.”

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ICE agents make an arrest, left; DHS Asst. Sec. Tricia McLaughlin, right (Christopher Dilts/Getty Images; ‘Hannity’/Fox News)

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Lyons said one of the agents involved later went to a hospital with neck injuries.

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“Every day, this is what the men and women of ICE are facing,” he said. “It’s constant impediments, constant attacks like this. And it’s not safe for my folks, it’s not safe for the public. It really needs to stop.”

Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion contributed to this report.

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Hegseth signs off on wounded US troops keeping bullets, shrapnel removed from their bodies after Maduro raid

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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, revealed dramatic new details Wednesday about the covert Jan. 3 mission targeting Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, describing U.S. troops who continued fighting after being shot and later asking to keep the bullets and shrapnel pulled from their bodies.

In a new “Verdict with Ted Cruz” podcast episode, Cruz detailed a trip with fellow Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and War Secretary Pete Hegseth to a San Antonio hospital to visit three of the seven soldiers wounded during Operation Absolute Resolve.

Cruz said American troops were “vastly outnumbered,” describing Cuban military members, tasked with guarding Maduro, opening fire on U.S. soldiers.

“It is an incredible testament to the precision and effectiveness of our military that not a single soldier on the American side was killed,” Cruz said. “There was a very large number of Cuban forces defending Maduro who were killed in that firefight.”

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War Secretary Pete Hegseth; Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, visit Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. (Sen. John Cornyn via X)

The first soldier the politicians visited helped plan the “entire raid” and was leading one of the helicopters when he was shot in the leg, according to Cruz.

“Even in the midst of being shot in the leg, [he] continued,” Cruz said. “He did not step back from the fight, and he was critical, in terms of his location, protecting his fellow soldiers.”

During a discussion with the soldier, Cruz said Hegseth extended an offer for anything the soldier needed.

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“[The soldier] said, ‘Well, actually, there is something you could do,’ and Pete says ‘what?’” Cruz said. “[The soldier] says, ‘I’d really like the bullet,’ the bullet that went into his leg.”

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Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, after landing at a Manhattan helipad en route to a federal courthouse Jan. 5, in New York City. (XNY/Star Max/GC Images via Getty Images)

Cruz explained the hospital’s medical director previously told the soldier the hospital could not hand it over to him without a waiver.

“Pete, to his credit, said, ‘The waiver is granted, you can have the bullet,’” Cruz said. “That soldier was beaming. He was thrilled to have the bullet.”

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The second soldier the group met with had also been shot and cut by a piece of shrapnel, causing a gash running the entire length of his arm.

“He had the exact same request,” Cruz said. “He said, ‘I’d really like the shrapnel.’ They had the piece of metal that had cut his arm open, and again, the hospital said, ‘We have it, but we’re not allowed to give it to him without the waiver.’”

Hegseth also signed off on the second soldier’s request, according to Cruz.

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Venezuelan citizens celebrate during a rally on the Colombia-Venezuela border after the confirmation of Nicolás Maduro’s capture Jan. 3 in Caracas. (Jair F. Coll/Getty Images)

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“Both of those, I assume that they’re going to frame it or otherwise keep it as just a memento to the injury, the Purple Heart that they earned fighting for their country, but also being a part of profoundly impacting history,” Cruz said.

While the names and ages of the wounded soldiers, who are now all in good condition, have not yet been publicly released, Cruz said the first soldier was a bit older than the other two, who he described as “young guys.”

“If you saw them walking down the street, you wouldn’t do a double take,” he said. “The first guy kind of looked a little like Captain America, [and] the other two looked like they were fit … but the skill that you know they have, the heroism you know they have — if you just saw them on the street, you wouldn’t immediately know that.

Cruz spoke out about the covert Venezuela mission on a recent episode of his podcast. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

“With all three of the soldiers, I took an opportunity to tell them, ‘Look, you were part of history. You were part of history in a way, without exaggeration, that changed the entire Western hemisphere. What you did was profoundly important … and I took the chance on behalf of Texans and Americans just to say, ’Thank you. Thank you for your bravery.’”

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Cruz added the first soldier, who was shot in the leg, had some friendly banter with the Pentagon chief.

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“Hegseth asked him, ‘How are you feeling?’ And he said, ‘I’m ready to go again,’” Cruz said. “I said, ‘Great, can you do Saturday?’ And he said, ‘Well, can we hold off till Monday?’ So, that kind of gives you a sense of the spirit [the soldiers had].”

Cruz’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

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