President Donald Trump pushed his Mexico wall plans after one border agent was killed and another injured while on patrol in Texas on Sunday. 'Border Patrol Officer killed at Southern Border, another badly hurt. Officials said they are now searching Texas' Big Bend area for potential suspects and witnesses. Martinez had been a border agent since August 2013 and was from El Paso. The Border Patrol website lists 38 agents who have died since late 2003, some attacked while working along the border, and other fatalities in traffic accidents.
Source: Daily Mail November 20, 2017 03:00 UTC