BORTAC stands for Border Patrol Tactical Unit, and BORSTAR stands for Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue. Both of these ...

Agents from the U.S. Border Patrol Del Rio Sector's Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) recently assisted in a manhunt for a ...

Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens is retiring in April, and will be replaced by Texas Border Czar Mike Banks, after a historic crisis at the southern border.

Outgoing Baja California Secretary of Public Safety said a few days ago the attack of presumed Cartel members on hikers in ...

January 25, 2025 (Jacumba Hot Springs, CA) – Two hikers in the Jacumba Wilderness were robbed and attacked, with one man shot ...

The attack, which involved gunfire and robbery, left one hiker injured, while the others in the group were unharmed.

“Enough is enough.” The incident happened about 70 miles east of San Diego. Agents with the Border Patrol Tactical Unit, or BORTAC, responded and lent medical aid to the injured hiker. Pentagon to ...

Throughout his career in the Border Patrol – from his first assignment at Calexico Station to his command of the elite BORTAC unit in El Paso, from his leadership of the USBP Academy to the ...

A hiker in Jacumba, California, was shot twice and strafed with gunfire on Thursday in what officials believe was an attack by cartel ...