In real life, the Shadow Wolves are tactical patrol unit that's part of ICE and which uses a combination of traditional skills and technology to assist in border protection, drug recovery, and search and rescue. The film had a real former Shadow Wolf, Marvin Eleando, as an advisor.
Shadow Wolves executive producers McKay Daines, Tom Reeve, and Michael G. Corrigan strove for authenticity. They worked together with Co-Executive producer and Native American actor Ray Tracey to create a realistic representation of the Native American culture, as well as a sensational thriller about covert terrorist plots.
A made for TV movie based on the real Shadow Wolves group.