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Border Patrol’s BORSTAR unit trains agents in the El Paso Sector

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Published 12:00 PM

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 migrants crossing illegally into the U.S.

According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the headquarters of the Border Patrol's Special Operations Group (SOG) is located in El Paso.

ABC-7 got an up-close look at BORSTAR's training and the tests and procedures Border Patrol agents must undergo to join the specialized unit.

More updates will be provided in later newscasts.

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Heriberto Perez Lara reports for ABC-7 on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.

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