To help address potentially difficult and dangerous task of tracking and apprehending individuals illegally crossing to enter the States borders, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology directorate (S&T) recently collaborated with the United States border patrol (USBP) and the federal law enforcement training center (FLETC) to deliver a multi-part solution.

S&T has developed, operationalized, and implemented new training tools and technologies, sign cutting and track training, Augmented REality Sandtable (ARES).