Border officials say the attack bolsters President Trump’s claims that the U.S.-Mexico border is more lawless than official statistics indicate.

A suspected cartel terrorist attacked and shot an American hiker multiple times near the San Diego-Mexico border in California, according to the US Customs and Border Protection. “Cartels

U.S. Border Patrol El Centro Sector officials confirmed that a hiker was shot and robbed by “suspected cartel members" while exploring an area of San Diego County near the U.S.-Mexico border with a group.

The safety of our citizens is not negotiable, cartel terrorists have no place in our country preying on the innocent,” said Bovino. “Enough is enough.”

A hiker was shot and robbed Wednesday by “suspected cartel members” while hiking with a group near the boundary of San Diego and Imperial counties near the