Overview
- Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to deploy Texas Highway Patrol, Texas Rangers, Criminal Investigations Division and Special Operations Group resources to the border to detect, interdict and apprehend suspects.
- Texas is expanding Tactical Marine Unit and Aircraft Operations Division patrols along the border as part of the surge.
- DPS Homeland Security Division and the Texas Fusion Center are activated for round-the-clock monitoring of social media and threat reports, with coordination noted with the U.S. State Department and FBI.
- Mexican authorities said CJNG leader Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera died after an army operation, and officials reported retaliatory arson, highway blockades and attacks that killed 25 National Guard members in Jalisco.
- The U.S. Embassy issued shelter-in-place alerts in affected Mexican states as roadblocks and canceled flights stranded travelers, including tourists in Puerto Vallarta.