BORTAC stands for Border Patrol Tactical Unit, and BORSTAR stands for Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue. Both of these elite units are highly trained and are capable of a multitude of things.

The U.S. Border Patrol chief visited the Rio Grande Valley Friday to speak with agents on the line and commission 300 ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is increasing its presence alongside Border Patrol, bolstering operations with additional boats and personnel. "We are augmenting our Border Patrol partners in key areas along ...

Some of the US’s most sophisticated spy planes that typically monitor the Chinese and Russians are now flooding the air ...

will no longer wear body cameras during field operations after a social media post publicized how to identify individual agents. "All U.S. Border Patrol Agents will cease the use of body-worn ...

Border Patrol aircraft have been targeted by lasers at least six times since October, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday. The agency said its Air and Marine Operations helicopter ...

U.S. Border Patrol agents conducted targeted enforcement operations in Central Washington on Thursday, leading to the arrest of eight people near Oroville.

U.S. Border Patrol Special Operations Supervisor Hamid Nikseresht described the strategy as a "whole-of-government approach, utilizing every resource possible to secure America's borders." ...

Border Patrol aircraft have been targeted by lasers at least six times since October, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday. The agency said its Air and Marine Operations helicopter ...

Federal agents launched targeted arrest operations while a wave of military troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border ...

The murder of a US Border Patrol agent near the Canadian border ... County Criminal Court for his arraignment on Jan. 28, 2025. Special to the Chronicle Snyder has been arrested for killing ...