Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump’s Violent Immigration Crackdown

A WIRED investigation says Trump-era Border Patrol tactical teams like BORTAC and BORSTAR were deployed into immigration raids in Chicago and other major cities.

Units once used mainly for rescue and high-risk interdiction were pulled into secretive street sweeps and apartment raids, sometimes based on disputed intelligence.

At Chicago’s South Shore Apartments, one detainee was reportedly bitten by a police dog before being removed from the scene.

The report warns this marks a major escalation in the militarization of immigration enforcement, with serious transparency and civil-liberties concerns.