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Monday, November 20, 2017 11:45:02 PM
Trump Issues Immediate Statement After Border Patrol Agent Is Killed
Just hours after a Border Patrol agent was pronounced dead over injuries suffered in an apparent attack, President Trump reiterated his pledge for a border wall and promised “to bring to justice those responsible.”
NOTE: TV news reported that he was beaten to death with rocks! The other agent was also hit in the head during the attack and suffered internal bleeding.
According to a statement by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Sunday, two agents were seriously injured along the Texas border.
“A U.S. Border Patrol agent died this morning as a result of injuries sustained while on patrol in the Big Bend Sector,” a statement from the agency read.
“Agent Rogelio Martinez and his Big Bend Sector partner were responding to activity while on patrol near Interstate 10, in the Van Horn Station area. Agent Martinez’s partner reported that they were both injured and in need of assistance. Responding agents provided immediate medical care, and transported both agents to a local hospital.
“Big Bend Sector was later told that Agent Martinez expired from his injuries. His partner remains in the local hospital in serious condition,” the statement noted, concluding with thoughts and prayers for the agents’ families.
The statement also indicated that four agencies — the Culberson County Sheriff’s Department, FBI, Office of the Inspector General and the CBP — were investigating the incident.
However, Fox News reported Sunday night that Border Protection spokesman Carlos Diaz said the FBI had taken over the investigation.
In a tweet Sunday evening, President Trump promised justice for the death of the 36-year-old Border Patrol agent.
“Border Patrol Officer killed at Southern Border, another badly hurt,” Trump tweeted. “We will seek out and bring to justice those responsible. We will, and must, build the Wall!”
The Big Bend Sector, the sector in which Martinez was killed, isn’t the most popular for illegal border crossings; only 1 percent of the apprehensions between October 2016 and May 2017 happened in the sector, mostly because the Rio Grande and mountainous terrain make it inhospitable for those looking to cross.
However, Big Bend was, as of February, scheduled to be in the second phase of the wall’s construction — relatively early for an area deemed so difficult to cross and a clear sign the Trump administration views it as having a high degree of potential crossing risk.
Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke also released a statement Sunday which did not identify the deaths as the direct result of an attack but noted again that the agents were responding to “activity.”
“Earlier this morning, I was notified that Border Patrol Agent Rogelio Martinez died as a result of serious injuries suffered while on patrol in the Big Bend Sector of our southern border in Texas. Agent Martinez was responding to activity while on patrol with another agent, who was also seriously injured,” Duke’s statement read.
“We are fully supporting the ongoing investigation to determine the cause of this tragic event. On behalf of the quarter of a million frontline officers and agents of DHS, my thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Agent Martinez and to the agent who is in serious condition.”
Sen. Ted Cruz, whose home state of Texas was the site of the incident, issued a statement in which seemed more confident in inferring that the deaths were from an attack.
“This is a stark reminder of the ongoing threat that an unsecure border poses to the safety of our communities and those charged with defending them. We are grateful for the courage and sacrifice of our border agents who have dedicated their lives to keeping us safe,” Cruz’s statement read.
“I remain fully committed to working with the Border Patrol to provide them with all the resources they need to safeguard our nation.”
On Sunday night, the FBI’s Jeanette Harper indicated that if this was an attack, gunfire wasn’t involved.
“They were not fired upon,” Harper said, according to the San Antonio Express-News. “There are so many different agencies working together that we need to come together and develop a timeline.”
She also said a full account of what transpired would not be forthcoming until Monday.
https://conservativetribune.com/trump-border-patrol-killed/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=conservative-brief&utm_campaign=dailypm&utm_content=western-journal
Just hours after a Border Patrol agent was pronounced dead over injuries suffered in an apparent attack, President Trump reiterated his pledge for a border wall and promised “to bring to justice those responsible.”
NOTE: TV news reported that he was beaten to death with rocks! The other agent was also hit in the head during the attack and suffered internal bleeding.
According to a statement by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Sunday, two agents were seriously injured along the Texas border.
“A U.S. Border Patrol agent died this morning as a result of injuries sustained while on patrol in the Big Bend Sector,” a statement from the agency read.
“Agent Rogelio Martinez and his Big Bend Sector partner were responding to activity while on patrol near Interstate 10, in the Van Horn Station area. Agent Martinez’s partner reported that they were both injured and in need of assistance. Responding agents provided immediate medical care, and transported both agents to a local hospital.
“Big Bend Sector was later told that Agent Martinez expired from his injuries. His partner remains in the local hospital in serious condition,” the statement noted, concluding with thoughts and prayers for the agents’ families.
The statement also indicated that four agencies — the Culberson County Sheriff’s Department, FBI, Office of the Inspector General and the CBP — were investigating the incident.
However, Fox News reported Sunday night that Border Protection spokesman Carlos Diaz said the FBI had taken over the investigation.
In a tweet Sunday evening, President Trump promised justice for the death of the 36-year-old Border Patrol agent.
“Border Patrol Officer killed at Southern Border, another badly hurt,” Trump tweeted. “We will seek out and bring to justice those responsible. We will, and must, build the Wall!”
The Big Bend Sector, the sector in which Martinez was killed, isn’t the most popular for illegal border crossings; only 1 percent of the apprehensions between October 2016 and May 2017 happened in the sector, mostly because the Rio Grande and mountainous terrain make it inhospitable for those looking to cross.
However, Big Bend was, as of February, scheduled to be in the second phase of the wall’s construction — relatively early for an area deemed so difficult to cross and a clear sign the Trump administration views it as having a high degree of potential crossing risk.
Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke also released a statement Sunday which did not identify the deaths as the direct result of an attack but noted again that the agents were responding to “activity.”
“Earlier this morning, I was notified that Border Patrol Agent Rogelio Martinez died as a result of serious injuries suffered while on patrol in the Big Bend Sector of our southern border in Texas. Agent Martinez was responding to activity while on patrol with another agent, who was also seriously injured,” Duke’s statement read.
“We are fully supporting the ongoing investigation to determine the cause of this tragic event. On behalf of the quarter of a million frontline officers and agents of DHS, my thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Agent Martinez and to the agent who is in serious condition.”
Sen. Ted Cruz, whose home state of Texas was the site of the incident, issued a statement in which seemed more confident in inferring that the deaths were from an attack.
“This is a stark reminder of the ongoing threat that an unsecure border poses to the safety of our communities and those charged with defending them. We are grateful for the courage and sacrifice of our border agents who have dedicated their lives to keeping us safe,” Cruz’s statement read.
“I remain fully committed to working with the Border Patrol to provide them with all the resources they need to safeguard our nation.”
On Sunday night, the FBI’s Jeanette Harper indicated that if this was an attack, gunfire wasn’t involved.
“They were not fired upon,” Harper said, according to the San Antonio Express-News. “There are so many different agencies working together that we need to come together and develop a timeline.”
She also said a full account of what transpired would not be forthcoming until Monday.
https://conservativetribune.com/trump-border-patrol-killed/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=conservative-brief&utm_campaign=dailypm&utm_content=western-journal
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