Gizmodo: One Mexican Cartel ‘Drone’ Near El Paso Airspace Was Actually Party Balloon: Report
"“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,” Duffy continued."
FAA just announced a 10 day emergency temporary restricted area for a 10 mile radius around El Paso. No flights are permitted from ground level to 18000 feet, grounding all flights to/from the El Paso airport (KELP).
Designed as “national defense airspace”, with “deadly force authorized if aircraft determined to pose a security threat”.
No reason given.
Update: the TFR appears to have been cancelled, effective immediately.
#ElPaso medical examiner rules death in #ICE camp a homicide
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/21/texas-el-paso-immigrant-death-ice-custody-homicide/
> Immigration officials initially said the 55-year-old Cuban detainee died of “medical distress” but later changed the cause to suicide. The medical examiner ruled he was suffocated while being restrained.
