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El Paso officials hold news conference after FAA flight grounding
visibility comment0 event February 11, 2026 timer 13:10
The airspace over this border city’s international airport was briefly closed on Feb. 11 after the Pentagon disabled drones controlled by Mexican cartels that breached U.S. airspace, according to an administration official.
The military took action to disable the drones, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
"The FAA and DOW acted swiftly to address a cartel drone incursion," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on X, citing the acronym for the Department of War, the Trump administration’s new name for the Defense Department.
"The threat has been neutralized, and there is no danger to commercial travel in the region. The restrictions have been lifted and normal flights are resuming."
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Feb. 11 that there was no information about drones on the border – if the United States had information, it could ask the Mexican government, she told reporters.
🎥: REUTERS/CITY OF EL PASO
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