Border Patrol deploys rescue beacons in west Texas, New Mexico for migrants in distress

 EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector is providing additional opportunities for migrants in distress to be rescued before it’s too late, with the deployment of rescue beacons in the Lordsburg, N.M. area this month.

The El Paso Sector is working in collaboration with non-governmental organizations, agencies at the federal, state and county level, as well as with foreign government partners to set up rescue beacons in remote areas where migrants may be in distress due to exposure to the elements.

El Paso Sector will deploy 15 rescue beacons in strategic areas throughout West Texas and southern New Mexico.

The inhospitable terrain in these areas has little to no access to emergency services or cellphone reception due to its remoteness.

Four out of the 15 scheduled rescue beacons were recently deployed in the Lordsburg Border Patrol Station area.

This makes Lordsburg the first station in the El Paso Sector with new active rescue beacon technology...MORE