In keeping  with my goal, to  fairly represent all aspects of the border arena, I believe that this story gives an insight to a side of the Border Patrol that is not often seen or recognized. Because of media bias, lack of sensationalism or unfortunately does not represent the views of it’s publisher, like The Arivaca Connection, it would never appear in many publications.

Border Patrol Agents Rescue Mother and Newborn

Mother gives Birth in the Desert

TUCSON, Ariz. – Border Patrol Agents from the Douglas Station located and rescued a woman and her newborn son just after she gave birth in the desert ten miles north of Douglas, Ariz.

On December 21st, the Douglas Border Patrol Station received a call from a local resident explaining that ten illegal aliens had arrived at his residence and needed help. Agents arrived at the location and the aliens explained they had left a female behind, who had given birth early that morning and needed medical assistance.

Agents were able to back track the foot sign of the aliens and found the female subject, her husband and a newborn. The Border Patrol Agents on scene were trained as Emergency Medical Technicians and were able to provided intermediate medical aide to the mother and her newborn. Douglas Fire Department Emergency Service arrived on scene and transported the mother and her newborn to a local hospital.

Today, the newborn and mother were transported to a local hospital in Tucson, Ariz. for further medical treatment.

In Fiscal Year 2008, agents of the Tucson Sector were responsible for the rescue of over 400 individuals, in the past two months there has been over 25 rescues. To support humanitarian operations like these, over 35 agents in the Tucson Sector have received advanced medical and rescue training and are members of Border Patrol’s Search Trauma and Rescue or BORSTAR. In addition, 69 agents are State Certified Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) and are able to triage and administer medical treatment in the field. An additional 20 agents are currently in the process of completing the EMT training program. After an assessment is made, the injured can be transported to nearby medical facilities for further treatment. Tucson Sector remains committed to keeping border safety among our top priorities in our progress toward operational control of our Nation’s borders.