The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an abrupt notice Wednesday grounding all flights in and out of El Paso International Airport after Mexican cartel drones breached U.S. airspace near the region.

While U.S. military forces neutralized the threat and the airspace is now reopened, Senate Democrats are openly preparing to block further funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the very counter-drone defenses that were just used over El Paso, Texas.

An administration official confirms to @DailyCaller that Mexican cartel drones breached US airspace, causing the closure of airspace over El Paso. I’m told that the Department of War took action “to disable the drones.”

Both the FAA and DOW have determined there is no threat to… https://t.co/L1ZgT5TxXc

— Reagan Reese (@reaganreese_) February 11, 2026

DHS is operating under a short-term continuing resolution (CR) that expires at midnight Feb. 13. Congress has already passed the FY2026 appropriations bill, which........

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