The new threat hovering over the southern border | Bradley on the Border

Bradley on the Border · Sep 17, 2026 · 8m

The Department of War and Border Patrol are laser-focused on the Rio Grande Valley as cartels increasingly turn to drones to surveil agents, guide migrants and potentially carry payloads across the southern border. In this episode of "Bradley on the Border," Ali Bradley gets an exclusive interview with Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Chief Jared Ashby. He told Bradley agents have encountered a drone capable of carrying a payload in the sector within the last several months, calling the drone threat “real.”

Border Patrol says cartels are also using drones from Mexico to guide migrants across…