Ortiz, que acaba de ser ascendido a Subjefe de la Patrulla Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos la semana pasada, declaró que se sintió honrado de representar a los hombres y mujeres de la Patrulla Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos durante un evento tan importante.
Ortiz ha pasado 30 años con la agencia, seis de ellos en la frontera suroeste, donde ha obtenido una perspectiva sobre lo que se necesita para asegurar nuestra frontera.
Ortiz se unió a la organización en 1991 y se ha abierto camino a través de roles de liderazgo.
Ortiz es un nativo de Del Rio Texas que se graduó de la escuela secundaria allí.
En 2019, Ortiz fue nombrado Agente Jefe de Patrulla del Sector Del Rio.
En los últimos años, Ortiz ha visto un aumento nunca antes visto de inmigrantes indocumentados que llegan a través del sector fronterizo de Del Rio.
Ha trabajado en estrecha colaboración con todas las partes interesadas para encontrar soluciones para hacer cumplir las leyes de inmigración de nuestra nación.
BP Deputy Chief Raul Ortiz guest at
State of the Union Address
Border Patrol Deputy Chief Raul Ortiz was one of U.S. President Donald J. Trump's guests at the State of the Union Address on Tuesday evening.
Ortiz, who was just promoted to Deputy Chief of U.S. Border Patrol last week, stated that he was honored to represent the men and women of the United States Border Patrol during such an important event.
Ortiz has spent 30 years with the agency, six of them on the Southwest Border, where he has gained a perspective on what is needed to secure our border.
Ortiz joined the organization back in 1991 and has worked his way up through leadership roles.
Ortiz is a Del Rio, Texas native who graduated from High School there.
Back in 2019, Ortiz was named Chief Patrol Agent of the Del Rio Sector.
In the past few years, Ortiz has witnessed a never before seen increase of undocumented immigrants coming through the Del Rio Border Sector.
He has worked closely with all stakeholders in finding solutions of enforcing our Nation's immigration laws.