Ranchers Claim Border Patrol Agents Let Horses Escape And Get Near I-10

Ranchers in the Sierra Blanca area complain that federal agents keep opening the ranchers' gates allowing their livestock to roam free. Amateur video was obtained by KFOX showing horses near Interstate 10 in Sierra Blanca. One of the horses was in the median, while another is getting dangerously close to the freeway. "At night I'm really scared because I'm worried that my animals will get on the freeway and cause an accident," said a rancher who did not want to be identified. The rancher claims that Border Patrol agents either open his gates and don't close them or break the fence when they're driving through and his horses are getting out. "It's a big problem because someone can really get hurt if they're in a small vehicle. If they hit a cow or a horse someone can even lose their life," said the rancher...KFOX-TV