The U.S. Border Patrol’s Special Operations Group consists of two highly specialized units: BORTAC, the tactical arm, and BORSTAR, the search and rescue team. BORTAC operators handle high-risk ...

“BORSTAR agents are trained to conduct field trauma medicine in extreme conditions. This is the type of rescue our agents are trained to conduct.” U.S. Border Patrol agents on the ground and ...

U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Tucson Sector Border Patrol Search Trauma and Rescue (BORSTAR) team successfully located a ...