Texas National Guard Member ‘Separated From Position’ After Discharging Weapon on Mexican Man Across Border in Mexico, Mexican Authorities Say

A Texas National Guard soldier directs migrants during a dust storm at a makeshift camp located between the Rio Grande and the U.S.–Mexico border fence in El Paso, Texas, on May 10, 2023. John Moore/Getty Images

A Texas National Guard member has been “separated” from his role after allegedly discharging his weapon, wounding a Mexican citizen in the city of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, on Aug. 26, according to Mexico’s Foreign Ministry.

The ministry had been “closely following” the shooting of the man, who suffered a leg wound after being shot while on Mexican territory just south of El Paso, officials said in an Aug. 30 statement.