US deploys 500 troops to Rio Grande after cartel gunfire | Bradley on the Border

Bradley on the Border · Oct 9, 2026 · 3m

In this week’s "Bradley on the Border," host Ali Bradley breaks down an escalation along the Rio Grande Valley after the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed its vessel was fired on during patrols. Sources attributed the shots to suspected cartel members. In response, the U.S. deployed roughly 500 troops under a mission it calls Operation Unified Resolve, and Bradley shares video of forces being dropped by helicopter onto islands, including one Texas officials say was cartel-controlled before it was cleared.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum disputes that any shooting took place, says her forces…