Migrants Challenge US Troops, Get Captured Immediately | Asmongold Reacts | Asmongold
September 23, 2026
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5 min readMigrants Challenge US Troops, Get Captured Immediately | Asmongold Reacts
The central argument of this episode is that the Trump administration's aggressive border enforcement—including deploying 1,500 Marines and other troops to the southern border—has dramatically reduced illegal crossings but has simultaneously enraged Mexican cartels who were making an estimated $13 billion a year smuggling people and goods into the United States. The host, Asmongold, reacts to news clips and commentary, arguing that the cartels are now a cornered, desperate force that may escalate violence against U.S. law enforcement, and that the situation could spiral into open conflict.
The Cartel Business Model Under Threat
The episode repeatedly emphasizes that cartels are not just drug traffickers but operate a massive human smuggling enterprise worth billions annually. Asmongold notes that "if everything was good, and now this other fucking orange guy takes over and like now your business doesn't work," the cartels would be "furious." The host draws a parallel to organized crime after September 11, suggesting that if cartels attack U.S. law enforcement, the public would support a military invasion of Mexico: "citizens would not have a single problem going in like with the military going into Mexico and finding these people and invading Mexico. They would do it instantaneously."
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:35) **Border Threat Assessment & Cartel Response** - Asmongold reacts to news that US border agents are on high alert and Marines are locking down the southern border, angering Mexican cartels who were making billions.
- 2 (04:23) **Border Crossings Drop & Cartel Desperation** - Illegal border crossings have fallen 93%, but this has enraged cartels who are now targeting border patrol agents with new tactics.
- 3 (08:33) **New Cartel Drone Threat** - Reporters are being issued body armor as cartels deploy weaponized, explosive drones (called "Kamikaze drones") against troops and agents.
- 4 (11:32) **Full Military Occupation of the Border** - 1500 troops are deployed to the border in a "full-blown military occupation," with tanks and aerial surveillance.
- 5 (14:07) **Cartel Smuggling Tactics & Tunnels** - Asmongold discusses how cartels use tunnels and other methods to bypass the military presence.
- 6 (15:46) **Debating the Cause of Border Drop** - Asmongold reacts to a claim that asylum restrictions, not the troops, caused the border crossing drop, and that crossings started falling before Trump took office.
- 7 (19:17) **Cartel Weapons & Money Flow** - Law enforcement is tracking guns and money going back into Mexico, indicating successful smuggling operations into the US.
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