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 ...

The Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) from the Rio Grande Valley Sector of South Texas is heading to Arkansas to help with the manhunt for an escaped inmate, the agency announced Thursday.

A hat worn by an elite BORTAC Border Patrol agent was hit by a bullet when he engaged the gunman who killed 21 people inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

A U.S. Border Patrol tactical unit from Texas, known as BORTAC, has been deployed to Arkansas to assist in the manhunt for Grant Hardin, officials said. This unit is "equipped with specialized ...