Roma

I think for me personally, I've, I've covered the border for over 25 years, so, you know, I've seen it all.

I think people were very calm for what allegedly happened across from Roma, which is down by the valley.

So if you're looking at Brownsville, Texas, and you start heading west along the border, then you'll see Roma about an hour and a half away.

Um, I think people were pretty calm about it.

I don't know if that sense of calmness comes from the fact that there's a lot of security, whether you're talking about Border Patrol, DPS, the US Coast Guard, and now the troops that have been sent down there since the incident.

So that's, that's pretty much what we were met with.

Now, I, I will add to that.

You know, I've interviewed the chief of police for Roma a few times, and this time we just could not find him.

One other development to keep in view is the southern border.

The Army is shifting hundreds of additional soldiers to the Rio Grande Valley this month, even as officials showcase a steep decline in crossings around Roma, Texas.

The quieter river is real, according to both military and border patrol officials, but the deployment shows the administration is maintaining a large military role rather than winding it down.

That is the national brief.

But right now, here in the United States, it is a little bit more than strange to watch as Chinook helicopters are seen dropping off law enforcement individuals as well as special force operators for the US Army.

In the Texas Rio Grande Valley, according to her quote, it comes after suspected cartel members shot at a USCG vessel near Roma, Texas over the weekend.

The Coast Guard for the United States returned fire.

In a USCG statement, on September 26th, Coast Guard forces Rio Grande personnel encountered gunfire from the Mexican border in the vicinity of Garcino, Texas while conducting joint interdiction operations with federal partners on the Rio Grande.