500 troops deployed to Texas’ Rio Grande Valley after Coast Guard shooting

Roughly 500 troops are deploying to Texas’ Rio Grande Valley this week, sources confirmed to NewsNation, as federal forces step up border operations following a shooting incident involving the Coast Guard. Video obtained by NewsNation shows troops being dropped onto islands in the sector from Chinook helicopters. The deployment comes days after Coast Guard personnel came under gunfire from suspected cartel members on the Rio Grande. The Coast Guard said Coast Guard Forces Rio Grande personnel encountered gunfire from the Mexican border near Garceno, Texas, on Saturday while conducting joint interdiction operations with federal partners. Personnel returned fire. No injuries...