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Texas National Guard reportedly shoots pepper balls at migrants on Mexico's side of the border

Texas National Guard soldiers had been issued "thousands" of pepperball ammunition to deter potential crossers. (Credit: AFP)

A group of migrant families reported being fired upon with pepper balls by the Texas National Guard at the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso this week, according to Border Report.

The outlet says it was able to capture on video the moment a member of the Texas Army National Guard aimed a rifle from behind barbed wire and then fired at least one shot toward the river.

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