Texas Claims Rio Grande Islands

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Texas claims border islands used by Mexican cartels, asks Trump admin to secure and defend

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Texas has claimed two cartel-infested islands along the Rio Grande as part of an ongoing state effort to eliminate safe havens used by Mexican drug organizations.

The Roma Islands , 12.13 and 20.3 acres respectively, are located near Roma , Texas , and have been called a "smuggler's paradise" The islands have been used by cartels for criminal activity, authorities said.

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