Expansion and Binational Efforts

An agreement to expand BORSTAR along the southwest border was one of the agreements reached during a series of meetings between the United States and Mexico regarding binational efforts to promote border safety. BORSTAR Teams began providing binational training to Mexican officers in the year 2000. In 2001, team members shared basic skills and knowledge with more than 400 Mexican law enforcement officials. Binational training addressed basic search and rescue, first aid, land navigation, basic technical rescue, and aquatic safety techniques. Binational training to enhance public safety near the border has already produced dramatic results: In the last year, 1,200 people were rescued.

BORSTAR Teams are now in place in each of the nine southwest border sectors. BORSTAR is an integral part of making the border safer. The expansion and increased resources devoted to BORSTAR continue to illustrate the Border Patrol's commitment to safety and the preservation of human lives.

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