CBP OVERVIEW

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CBP OVERVIEW
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OHS DHS The Beginning

• September 11, 2001 Terrorists attack America.
• October 8, 2001 President George W. Bush creates
  White House Office of Homeland Security.
• June 2002 President George W. Bush introduces to
  Congress his proposal for a new Department.
• November 2002 Congress passes the Homeland
  Security Bill.
• November 25, 2002 President Bush signs the
  Homeland Security Act into law.
• January 24, 2003 The Department is born.
• March 1, 2003 The Department of Homeland
  Security is established.

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Department of Homeland Security
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Border Transportation Security

• Responsible for
• Maintaining the security of our borders and
  transportation systems.
• Enforcing immigration and trade laws.
• Includes
• Customs Border Protection (CBP)
• Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE)
• Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
• Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)

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Office of Field Operations
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CBP Authority

• CBP Officers are authorized to search people,
  cargo, and conveyances that cross Americas
  borders without a search warrant
• CBP officers are the only US law enforcement
  officers with such authority

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Enforcement for Other Agencies

• CBP enforces over 400 provisions of law for over
  40 agencies
• Quality of life
• Motor vehicle safety
• Water pollution
• Pesticide controls
• Business and public health
• Consumer safety

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We Secure More Than 300 Ports of Entry...

• Inspecting cargo Layered, defense-in-depth
  strategy includes CSI, C-TPAT, 24-Hour Rule,
  Advance Notification, ATS, and sophisticated
  detection and risk management systems
• Welcoming legitimate travelers, legal immigrants,
  and temporary residents
• Examining agricultural imports
• Protecting Americas agriculture,
• the environment, and the food
• supply from pests, diseases, and
• agroterrorism

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and Patrol the Borders in Between

• Last year, CBPs Border Patrol agents
• Arrested 1.2 million illegal aliens, including
  644 from special interest countries.
• Seized 1.2 million pounds(545,454 kg) of illegal
  drugs worth 1.4 billion.
• Rescued 2570 migrants in danger.
• and between September 1, 2004 and December 8,
  2005, arrested 156,688 individuals with criminal
  records.

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A Day in the Life of CBP Operations

• On a typical day in 2005, CBP
• Processed
• 1.1 million passengers and pedestrians
• 69,370 truck, rail, and sea containers
• 235,732 incoming international air passengers
• 71,858 passengers/crew arriving by ship
• 79,107 shipments of goods approved for entry
• Executed
• 62 arrests at the ports of entry
• 3,257 apprehensions between the ports of entry

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A Day in the Life of CBP Operations

• On a typical day in 2005, CBP
• Seized an average of
• 2,187 pounds(994kg) of narcotics at the ports of
  entry
• 3,354 pounds(1524kg) of narcotics between the
  ports of entry
• 77,360 in currency
• 329,119 worth of fraudulent commercial
  merchandise
• 49 vehicles between the ports of entry
• 1,145 prohibited meat, plant materials or animal
  products

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New Technologies Provide Critical Help

• Automated targeting systems
• Non-intrusive inspection systems X-ray and gamma
  imaging, rail gamma imaging, radiation portal
  monitors, radiation detection pagers
• 12,000 underground sensors and 265 remote video
  surveillance cameras to detect illegal border
  incursions
• Unmanned aerial vehicles

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Time-Tested Assets

• Deploy daily
• 1,200 canine enforcement teamsthe largest
  federal canine workforce
• 13,400 automobiles
• 400 all-terrain vehicles
• 250 aircraft
• 75 watercraft
• 130 horses

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CBP is the frontline agency of the Department of
Homeland Securitycharged with securing and
managing our nations borders. We succeed by
working as a team.

• 18,000 CBP officers
• 11,000 CBP Border Patrol agents
• 1,500 agriculture specialists
• More than 500 CBP pilots and 100 CBP marine
  officers
• 10,000 other specialists and support staff