javier vega, jr. was murdered. he was off-duty and fishing with his family at the time when a botched robbery happened. the two men of the botched robbie their the two men had been arrested and deported many tames and are said to be tied directly to the gulf cartel. they're expected to face more additional charges later this mon. javier vega, jr. was laid to rest yesterday. the border patrol union has set up a memorial fund in his name. he was a marine and leaves behind a wife and three sons. family and friends and border patrol grieves over his loss them most outspoken person has been his mother. her is her quote: she will not rest in peace, quote, until these worthless pieces of -- insert the word -- are dead. neil? >> adam, thank you very much. now to the texas border agent, lee smith, who is not surprise that we keep seeing these kinds of attacks and stories. he joins us on the phone now from alpine, texas. they keep happening, lee, and i'm wondering if you fear we're going to see a lot more? >> thank you for h

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agent javier vega was shot in cold blood in front of his family in texas. at the time. two suspects in custody, mexican nationals in the u.s. illegally. arrested, deported on numerous occasions. a union leader for the national border patrol council tweeting the following. border patrol agent javier vega, murdered by two illegal aliens. victim of lax border enforcement. blood on hands of congress and president. genevieve woods, contributor for daily signal, online outfit for the heritage foundation and rich lowery head of "national review." good morning to both of you. genevieve, one of the reasons we brought you on today you were just on the border, mcalan, texas, i believe? >> that's right. bill: what did you observe, what did you experience, what did you report? >> well i talked with many of the border patrol agents, some in the union you just referenced. this has been their concern all along. yes, they were concerned about children coming across the border but one of the main reasons for that it opened up chaos on the border. it allowed people from gangs

why do people like brian terry die, robert rosas and now javier vega? what do we have to do to take this threat seriously and be able to do our job? >> javier vega an off duty broarm agent was -- proarm agent was killed in front of his family. that catch and release policy causing problems in more ways than one. >> if you catch somebody and they are in the country illegally they depot them but time and time again that does not happen. in a couple of cases guys have gotten murdered. >> 17 minutes after the hour. this story is insane. a driver shot behind the wheel but that didn't stop him from chasing down the gunman. >> 911 emergency. >> i just got shot? >> are you hit? >> yes. they took out my window and i think my arm is shot. i'm trying to catch up to him now. >> wait until you hear how it ended. >> in god we trust is america's national motto but having it on a simple energy is causing a major controversy. stick around for this. you're watching "fox & friends" on this friday morning. your eyes. even 10 miles away. they can see the light of a single c

sister-in-law of this slain border patrol agent, terrifying and also heart wrenching, she described javier vegar. as a family oriented guy who loved his 3 boys more than anything in the world. up until this very end, this 36-year-old lived a life of service. prior to joining u.s. border patrol, more than 6 years ago, he served our country, in the marine corps, and now he is gone. leaving his loved one to lean on each other and his law enforcement family to help take care of them. >> private has been an amazing man, we have people staning guard, checking in with us, they were amazing throughout this funeral arrangements. >> reporter: you are now looking at two men accused of carrying out this unthink. crime, 30-year old gustavo, he has been arrested, at least 4 other times for entering united states illegally, but he kept come could right back in, the other, 40-year-old hernandez, has been deported at least twice, that we know of. and they both, mexican nationals, they have confessed to the shooting, but tell authorities they had no idea they killed a border agent. they are being held without bo

. >> and tonight growing outrage over the murder of a 36-year-old off duty border patrol agent, javier vegaunior, guned down by two illegal immigrants who had come into the country illegally. his father was shot as well. with me now, sheriff, our border is in chaos. an off duty border agent murdered this week. illegals deported 2, 34 times how do you do your job? >> yes. our heart breaks for agent vega and family. it's not just 2, 35 times here in my county, try 12, 15 times. these illegals are readily admitting as our deputies are arresting them for state crimes, nobody should be scratching their head wondering why they're returning a 16th time. it appears that there is no law when it comes to immigration the president undermined the law. >> all right. you and i in law enforcement, all right. is when you identify someone as coming in, is there a detainer on that person? does ice come take them? >> there is. yes. >> what do they do? say don't come back? >> exactly. well, we had 123,000 was the last figure by border pat roll. so often times, the drug smugglers and human smugglers, they're co

ashley: what is so frustrating, the shooting death of javier vega jr., an off-duty border patrol agent from texas killed by two illegal immigrants who have been arrested 4 times, caught, and released and comeback across border numerous times this is just one of those cases that highlights what we face with the tactics that are used, bottom line they are not working. >> absolutely, the death of that young man, while on a fishing trip, is pure tragedy. that was prevent iniible if we d enforce our immigration laws, as they read on the books. ashley: what does it take? a higher fence, qua quadruple agents, what will it take? >> we have to put resources on the border offenseing o. fencey on the rio grande is a very difficult issue that is a windy river in texas we have private property that borders on the border in texas. we need to put resources, human resources, out there. i am proud of our governor for sending our texas department of public safety down there and a massive amount, and also willingness to use tequila national guard -- the texas national guard saying assist an oveoverwhelme

they tried robbing the off-duty border patrol agent and his family at gunpoint, when agent javier vegaht back and was shot to death. he had been a border patrol agent more than six years. he knew the area he was killed in quite well, the rio grand valley area we have been hearing so much about the humanitarian crisis and the sector he worked. we have since found the 36-year-old really lived a life of service. prior to becoming an agent he served this country by being a member of the u.s. marine corps and survived by his parents, wife and three young children. it is hard to imagine they witnessed that murder. >> absolutely horrible, casey. thank you. obviously, our border in crisis. is any doing anything about it? the national news, jim garrity and washington news, betsy woodruff and rick klein. what will it take? first a humanitarian crisis they all claim is so devastating, i agree with that. now we have a gunned down border patrol agent in front of his wife, kids and parents. >> you can't cast a story more tragically to have two men six times arrested for crossing illegally and still

it's near the city of mcallen, texas javier vega, jr.new this area well because he worked that very sector as a u.s. border patrol agent for more than six years. well, agent vega was off-duty this past weekend. he was just fishing with his family when two armed men rolled up and picked a fight. >> while they were there a vehicle drove by. they noticed it. and then it turned around and came back. two individuals got out. looked like they were going to rob them. >> vega reportedly tried fighting back but was shot to death. hours latary tip came in and led the small town sheriffs department to their suspects. these two men, 30-year-old gustav to tijerina and 40-year-old is male hernandez. they're both in custody and authorities confirmed to fox news that both men are mexican nationals and were in the united states illegally but of course there are reports now circulating that both men had been deported from the country possibly numerous times in the past. however, customs and border protection will not confirm that to fox news channel. we'r

killed at the border and now the family of slain border agent javier vega speaking out. not over what the government should do now but what it absolutely positively should not do now. welcome everybody, i'm neil cavuto. days after laying their loved one to rest the family of officer vega is worried the two illegals accused of gunning him down could escape american justice. the suspects reportedly deported numerous times before this shooting and the family wants to make darn sure that doesn't happen again. natalie vega is officer vega's all-star. -- the sister-in-law. you-concerned they could be a flowing risk, right? >> yes, we're afraid that they're going to be deported back to mexico, and not stand trial here in the states. >> now, if they do go to mexico, the argument for bringing them back to mexico is they would stand trial down there the very least. you're suspicious. >> yes, very suspicious. that may be they've i are deported that nothing is going to come of it and they're just going to be released and a tragedy like this could happen to someone else's family. >>

context of new charges expected for one of two suspects accused of gunning down border patrol agent javier vegareds turning out for the funeral, and today one border agent wondering if instance decents like this could have been prevented. to adam housely with the latest on the hearings. >> we were told by border patrol agents this isa

killed at the border and now the family of slain border agent javier vega speaking out.ot over what the government should do now but what it absolutely positively should not do now. welcome everybody, i'm neil cavuto. days after laying their loved one to rest the family of officer vega is worried the two illegals accused of gunning him down could escape american justice. the suspects reportedly deported numerous times before this shooting and the family wants to make darn sure that doesn't happen again. natalie vega is officer vega's all-star. -- the

border patrol agent javier vega murdered by two illegal aliens.of congress and the president. i take it you don't disagree with that. we were talking to folks in texas this week. what they're saying all the children, tens of thousands coming from central america is taken all the time and attention away from these folks because they have to take care of the kids. and what that allows is the thugs and the criminal element to do whatever they want. and this case, with this dead border patrol agent in texas. you have essentially got a revolving door, deported four times? and then able to come back in the united states? how in the world do we allow that to happen? >> well, even before we saw the surge of unaccompanied juveniles coming across in south texas we have had problems. we have had our ability to do transportation check, interior enforcement. worksite enforcement. you name it any type much enforcement that the border patrol is specifically authorized and told to do has been restricted. over the past 15 to 20 tester. so if we can't go out to do

but there was nothing that could be done to save the life of his son, javier vega, jr. a u.s. patrol agent for more than 60 years. a 36-year-old marine corps veteran, leaving behind a wife and young children, who witnessed this murder. happened in santa monica, texas. that is stone's throw away from the border with mexico, down near the city of mcallen. hours after the shooting a tip came into small town sheriff's office led them to the suspects. the two men did admit to the crime. something started as a robbery but then went terribly wrong. >> while they were there, vehicle drove by. they noticed it. and they turned around and came back. two individuals got out. with appearance they were going to rob them. >> reporter: the two men have been formally charged with capital murder. they are now being held with out bond, molly. molly: these two suspects have a pretty lengthy rap sheet, right? >> reporter: yeah they do, especially with i.c.e. immigrations customs enforcement. according to court documents that have been obtained by fox news, one of the suspects, 30-year-old, gustavo

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