EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- The U.S. Coast Guard has stepped up patrols on land, air and sea near the U.S.-Mexico border.

In recent days, the Coast Guard has invited Border Report to ride along on the patrols in the Pacific Ocean, the Rio Grande and high above the Gulf.

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In this episode of Border Report Live, correspondents Salvador Rivera and Sandra Sanchez discuss spending the day in the field with the Coast Guard and some of the new challenges the agency faces as it takes part in President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.

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