President Laylin issues a statement regarding the border shooting yesterday afternoon during a Press Briefing this morning
NEWS 28 - President Laylin issued a statement about the border incident that resulted in three border agents shot and the suspect dead. The president issued that potential sanctions, travel bans and increased tariffs could result from the shooting.
According to the president, a man shot and injured 3 Border Protection Agents. They are in critical condition, and the suspect was shot and killed by border agents. The suspect was Mexican gang member who had previously made threats to kill border workers for preventing Mexican drug smugglers from getting into the country.
"The situation on the border is unacceptable and something we must continue to fight on a daily basis," said President Jay Laylin. "Three of our agents were shot by the man who was then shot and killed by Border Security agents. We continue to keep those agents our prayers as they continue to recover."
The president then when on to say that there could potentially be a Mexico travel ban for both Mexican citizens trying to enter Jesstopia, and for Jesstopian trying to travel to Mexico as a response to the shooting at the border.
"There is a lot of work to be done to prevent something like this from happening again," said Secretary Of Homeland Security Marcus Welder. "This is the type of incidents that President Laylin is trying to prevent and his work has made it very hard for incidents like this to be consistent. He has let our border agents do their jobs. We believe that Mexico is a key threat to our national security and he is working to stop the violence from spreading over here from Mexico."
The president said that he will visit the Jesstopian border for the second time of his presidency sometime this week. He continued to express his anger at Mexico and its leadership for continue to allow this violent criminals from entering our country, whether either directly or through another country.
"We are currently looking at a potential travel ban for Mexican nationals and/or passport holders," continued President Laylin. "Further sanctions could be possible if Mexican President Sheinbaum doesn't get her people under control. We will push for a full ban on Mexican travelers if Mexico doesn't do more to stop the violent criminals from leaving Mexico."