U.S. Border Patrol agents near Fronton, Texas, reportedly exchanged gunfire at the southern border with suspected drug cartel gunmen from Mexico.

There were no injuries in the incident near Fronton Island, an uninhabited island in the Rio Grande in Starr County, Texas, according to reports. The island is a disputed territory about which Texas and Mexico have made conflicting ownership claims.

Newsweek reached out to U.S. Customs, the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Border Patrol and the Texas Department of Public Safety via email for comment.

Why It Matters

NewsNation's Ali Bradley reported that while the suspected cartel has fired shots from the Mexican side of the territory for years, things in the area have escalated "in unprecedented ways since President [Donald] Trump was elected—Even giving orders to shoot at agents recently."