A special tactical team operating along the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas saved a 6-month-old baby who had been thrown off a raft into the Rio Grande River by smugglers. The Texas Department of Public Safety, who shared the rescue mission, said the incident occurred on March 16 when the specialized group—South Texas Special Operations Group—was assisting U.S. Border Patrol agents in Roma. The highly trained group frequently carries out missions in remote areas where conventional law enforcement cannot operate to deter criminal activity, usually by drug cartels. The child’s mother had been assaulted by smugglers in Mexico and had her leg broken in the attack, the department said. The incident occurred amid a surge of illegal border crossings at the U.S. southern border, in particular by unaccompanied minors. While most single adults and some family units are being turned back, the Biden administration is accepting all unaccompanied minors—children who unlawfully enter the country without an …