Thin Blue News remembers Border Patrol Agent Freddy Ortiz during the week of November 9–15, 2026. November 14, 2026, marks three years since his End of Watch on November 14, 2023. This is an anniversary remembrance, not a report of a new death. His official U.S. Customs and Border Protection memorial preserves his service at the Douglas, Arizona Border Patrol Station.
A Border Patrol career beginning in 2010
According to CBP’s official memorial for Freddy Ortiz, he entered on duty on September 6, 2010. The agency records his assignment to the Douglas, Arizona Border Patrol Station.
This remembrance centers his civilian law-enforcement service. It uses the name, rank, assignment and End of Watch date published by his agency, without inferring additional duties or personal details from the memorial photograph.
End of Watch: November 14, 2023
CBP records that Ortiz responded to an illegal crossing observed by Douglas station camera operators on the evening of November 14, 2023. A few minutes later, he was involved in a single all-terrain vehicle accident near the Douglas, Arizona Port of Entry. The agency states that he died from his injuries.
This remembrance keeps the official account brief. It does not reconstruct the accident, assign blame or speculate beyond the agency’s memorial.
Three years remembered
November 14, 2026, is the third anniversary of Ortiz’s End of Watch. Thin Blue News offers this remembrance with respect for his family, friends and colleagues, and for the service preserved in his agency’s memorial.
Freddy Ortiz
Border Patrol Agent
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol
End of Watch: November 14, 2023
Anniversary remembrance: November 14, 2026
Save the portrait-led digital remembrance card. The original agency photograph is small; this keepsake uses ordinary resizing without generated facial detail. No print-quality claim is made.
Sources and photograph credit
Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, acquired directly from the exact image URL embedded in the official CBP memorial. CBP’s published imagery policy identifies photographs on CBP.gov as public domain unless otherwise noted; no contrary credit or restriction appears with this photograph. Thin Blue News retained the entire photograph, proportionally resized it and added original remembrance typography. No objects or facial details were generated. Use does not imply CBP endorsement. CBP directs international-use inquiries to its Office of Public Affairs.
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