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.

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EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Members of the Border Patrol’s Search Trauma and Rescue unit, or BORSTAR, deployed to Central Texas, where floods killed at least 120 people during the Fourth of July ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Specially trained Border Patrol agents from El Paso were deployed to assist with search, rescue and recovery efforts amid flash flooding caused by heavy rain in Central Texas.

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CHAPARRAL, New Mexico (KVIA) -- The U.S. Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue (BORSTAR) Unit was established in 1998 to respond to injury and death reports involving Border Patrol agents and ...

The Border Patrol’s elite special operations groups, BORTAC and BORSTAR, are key to keeping U.S. borders secure. In this video, I break down what makes these teams so effective and explore their ...

SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (KVOA) - U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Tucson Sector Border Patrol Search Trauma and Rescue (BORSTAR) team successfully located a missing elderly woman in Sierra Vista. The 78 ...