Five migrants who were shot on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande have been rescued by Border Patrol in a brave late night swoop.
The wounded were part of a larger group of 11 migrants who were crossing the river near to Hidalgo, Texas, at 12.40am on Monday.
Agents immediately started administering first aid to the gunshot victims before they were transported to a nearby hospital.
Police have opened an investigation but the circumstances of how or why the migrants were shot remains unclear.
It comes after cartel gangsters were this week pictured marauding along the banks of the Rio Grande, taunting Border Patrol with assault rifles in hand.
Officials believe the men are involved in human trafficking which is controlled by the cartels who demand payment from the desperate migrants and use them as mules to transport drugs into the United States.
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