Whereas, on May 28, 1924, the U.S. Border Patrol was established pursuant to an Act entitled Making appropriations for the Departments of State and Justice and for the Judiciary, and for the Departments of Commerce and Labor, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1925, and for other purposes (chapter 204 of Public Law 68–153 ); Whereas the U.S. Border Patrol was created within the Bureau of Immigration for the purpose of enforcing the laws regulating immigration of aliens into the United States and securing the borders between ports of entry; Whereas, on June 2, 1924, the first U.S. Border Patrol station opened in Detroit, Michigan; Whereas, on July 1, 1924, the first U.S. Border Patrol station on the southwest border opened in El Paso, Texas; Whereas, on February 27, 1925, Congress expanded the U.S. Border Patrol’s mission to include conducting coast and land-patrol operations in Florida and the Gulf Coast; Whereas, in May 1941, the U.S. Border Patrol began air patrols, marking the official start of the U.S. Border Patrol Air Operations; Whereas, on July 31, 1975, Christine Gee, Gail Durand, Doris H. Griffin, and Leslie A. Mullins became the first female Border Patrol agents when they graduated with the 107th session of the U.S. Border Patrol Academy; Whereas, on May 6, 1984, the Border Patrol Tactical Unit was established, which provides immediate response capability to emergent and high-risk incidents requiring specialized skills and tactics; Whereas, in 1986, the U.S. Border Patrol canine program was established, with canines trained to detect controlled substances and human trafficking; Whereas, in 1992, the U.S. Border Patrol Canine Academy opened in Fort Bliss, Texas; Whereas, on June 16, 1998, the Border Patrol Search Trauma and Rescue unit was established, serving as the only national law enforcement search and rescue entity with the capability to conduct tactical, medical, search, and rescue training for Federal, State, local, and international government agencies