Thankfully, there is a Federal task force dedicated to this singular
purpose. In 2005, in response to the increase in violence along the southwest
border of Mexico, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
Homeland Security Investigations, in partnership with U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, as well as other Federal, State, local, and
international law enforcement officials, created what is known as BEST,
the Border Enforcement Security Task Force. To date, a total of 44 BEST units have been deployed across 16 States
and in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. My home State of New York is
well served by three BEST teams, two of which are situated on the
northern border and one of which I helped stand up in Massena, New
York.
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