Border Patrol Agents Attacked While Trying to Save Pregnant Woman Near Mexico Border

Border Patrol agents rescued a woman who said she was pregnant near the U.S.-Mexico border in Weslaco, Texas. Unknown assailants threw rocks at them. U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Border Patrol agents said they were attacked with rocks while providing assistance to a woman who claimed to be pregnant, near the Progreso Port of Entry in Texas.

“As they got closer to the area, agents noticed two subjects on top of the bridge and a woman in distress at the base of the tree. The woman, a 25-year-old Mexican national, was complaining of back pain and claimed to be pregnant,” the Border Patrol said in a statement.