A video titled “Migrants Ambush US Marines… Get Deported Instantly,” published in early May 2025 by YouTuber Cash Jordan, has been debunked as misleading. Despite garnering approximately 300,000 views across platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Threads, Truth Social, and X, the video does not depict any actual ambush or confrontation involving U.S. Marines. Fact-checkers determined that the footage comprises authentic clips from various news outlets, commentary by Jordan, and body-camera footage of a February 12, 2025, U.S. Border Patrol encounter in Brownsville, Texas—but none show migrants attacking Marines.
The video’s thumbnail image, which portrays armed migrants advancing on uniformed servicemembers, was confirmed to be artificially generated using AI-detection tools such as Sightengine and WasItAI. Furthermore, searches across multiple search engines revealed no credible news reports of any incident where migrants ambushed U.S. Marines, underscoring the clip’s misleading nature.
Official sources have also refuted the claim: a U.S. Department of Defense spokesperson informed Snopes that “Joint Task Force Southern Border has no knowledge of any incident involving migrants ambushing U.S. Marines at the U.S.–Mexico border.” Similarly, a Customs and Border Protection spokesperson stated there is no record of any service members being attacked or killed by migrants at the border. This episode highlights the growing misuse of AI to generate deceptive visuals and underscores the importance of verifying sensational claims against official statements and reputable news reporting.
