• Rep. Morgan Luttrell, a former Navy SEAL, introduced the bill Thursday
  • The Defend Our Borders from Armed Invaders Act would enable National Guard to protect the country from armed intruders from Mexico
  • Multiple reports of armed migrants entering the U.S. circulated in 2023

House Republicans are pushing a bill that would authorize the National Guard to use lethal force against individuals with weapons crossing from Mexico into the U.S. 

The Defend Our Borders from Armed Invaders Act was introduced by Republican Rep. Morgan Luttrell of Texas, a former Navy SEAL who served in the Navy for 14 years. 

In the last year, there have been multiple instances of migrants crossing into the U.S. carrying weapons, with some brandishing rifles like the AR-15. 

And as the Biden administration and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott clash over border security policies, this bill, Luttrell claims, will enable the National Guard to better protect the U.S. by using ‘any means necessary’ to stop armed migrants.

‘We’re seeing violent crime continually escalate at the border and flow into our communities, as President Biden’s policies have created an untenable national security crisis,’ Luttrell told DailyMail.com in a statement.

‘This legislation is a step in the right direction to reign in this crime by providing the National Guard the power to stop these armed individuals from crossing into the United States by any means necessary.’ 

The unidentified man is believed to be a people smuggler. He returned to Mexico after these images were taken

The unidentified man is believed to be a people smuggler. He returned to Mexico after these images were taken

If the bill is passed, National Guardsmen would be allowed to use 'any means necessary' to protect the U.S. against armed invaders coming from Mexico

If the bill is passed, National Guardsmen would be allowed to use ‘any means necessary’ to protect the U.S. against armed invaders coming from Mexico

The bill allows National Guardsmen ‘to take such actions as may be necessary to repel persons attempting to enter the United States from Mexico who are carrying weapons, and for other purposes,’ according to a copy of the text shared with DailyMail.com.

In August, Texas Rangers drone operators in Eagle Pass, Texas, observed a male with a presumed AR rifle guiding a group of illegal immigrants across the Rio Grande. 

‘The unidentified male made it back to Mexico,’ Lt. Chris Olivarez of the Texas Department of Safety said at the time.

Another group of migrants was also spotted in August carrying rifles across the border into the U.S., according to a Fox News report, with one individual wearing military body armor.

‘Cartels and smugglers are thriving at our wide-open border,’ Rep. Luttrell told DailyMail.com.

Rep. Luttrell was deployed on multiple combat missions through his career in the Navy

Rep. Luttrell was deployed on multiple combat missions through his career in the Navy 

Armed U.S. Border patrol agents are seen on the U.S. side of the border wall

Armed U.S. Border patrol agents are seen on the U.S. side of the border wall

Over 300,000 migrants were encountered crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in December

Over 300,000 migrants were encountered crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in December 

The border crisis has become so pronounced that a group of former FBI and Homeland Security officials sent a letter to congressional leaders in January warning them that a terrorist attack on the U.S. is ‘imminent’ after ‘military-aged’ foreigners have streamed across the porous U.S.-Mexico border. 

The letter was sent Jan. 17 to leadership in the Senate and House, warning members about ‘the danger represented’ by the influx of young single adult males from ‘hostile nations.’

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Their ‘background, intent, or allegiance is completely unknown,’ the former law enforcement officials state.

The letter was signed by former Terrorist Screening Center Director Timothy Healy, former FBI assistant directors Kevin Brock and Chris Swecker, former Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan and six other officials.

December set a record for the most migrant encounters in a single month – over 302,000 – not including ‘got-aways’ – migrants that illegally entered the country without being detected. 

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