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.
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.
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 ...
During one such operation in March 2024, a Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) marksman fired a round, fatally injuring an armed suspect attempting to assault illegal aliens in the Otay Mountains.
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — A group of American hikers was “brutally attacked and strafed with gunfire” on Wednesday in the Jacumba Wilderness area, U.S. Border Patrol officials said.
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 send up to 1,500 ...