New border patrol station in NM bootheel is up and running

The U.S. Border Patrol has opened up a new substation in New Mexico's Bootheel — an area that officials call the last unguarded region along the U.S.-Mexico border. 

"Camp Garza," named after agent Rene Garza who was killed in 1999, officially opened last month and puts agents in an isolated region that has long been difficult to patrol around the clock. 

Officials say undocumented immigration and drug trafficking have been pushed into the remote area as border security has tightened in adjacent sections. 

The opening also comes after a heated debate with nearby ranchers who wanted the substation closer to the border.

New border patrol station in NM bootheel is up and running