Skip to Main ContentTrump Official Blames El Paso Airspace Closure On Mexican Cartel Drones: ReportThe brief closure of the entire airspace around El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday morning was due to Mexican cartel drones breaching the airspace, a Trump administration official reportedly told The Associated Press.The Defense Department ultimately took action to disable the drones, the official said, without offering detail on what was done to disable them.The FAA had said earlier Wednesday that all flights would be grounded to and from El Paso until Feb. 20, according to the El Paso International Airport.See All UpdatesClose