The catastrophic failure of border security under the previous administration was on full display Thursday when a 17-year-old Mexican national went on a deadly crime spree in Laredo, Texas, killing two suspected illegal aliens and brazenly stealing a marked Texas Highway Patrol vehicle before attempting to flee back to Mexico.
The teenage human smuggler triggered a massive law enforcement response that ended only when officers literally had to pull him from the Rio Grande as he desperately tried to swim back across the border. Two people are dead because our border remains a lawless war zone.
This isn't just another border incident – it's a perfect snapshot of the chaos that President Trump inherited when he took office two weeks ago. A foreign national, barely old enough to drive, was able to kill Americans, steal police vehicles, and nearly escape justice by simply jumping in a river.
Biden's Border Disaster Continues to Claim Lives
The fact that a 17-year-old could orchestrate such a brazen attack on American law enforcement shows just how emboldened criminal cartels have become after four years of the Biden administration's open-border policies. Human smuggling operations have grown so sophisticated and violent that teenagers are now running deadly criminal enterprises on American soil.
Patriots in South Texas have been living with this reality for years while Washington elites ignored their pleas for help. Every day, hardworking Americans in border communities face the threat of cartel violence spilling into their neighborhoods.
The stolen patrol car represents more than just theft – it's a symbol of how criminals have been mocking American law enforcement under the previous administration's weak leadership. When foreign nationals can steal police vehicles and use them in their criminal operations, we've lost control of our own territory.
President Trump's mass deportation operation cannot begin soon enough. Every day of delay means more Americans at risk from criminal aliens who should never have been allowed to roam freely in our communities. How many more must die before we finally secure our border and restore the rule of law?