ICE Law Enforce Support Center Key Component of Immigration Action
The unassuming office in Williston, Vermont, supports enforcement of the nation’s immigration laws and plays an important role in the identification of criminal aliens.
Vermont may not be the location that springs...
Smugglers Abandon Migrants, Border Patrol Continues Rescues Efforts
Over the last week Border Patrol agents from the Laredo Sector have rescued 16 illegal aliens in five separate events.
The first event occurred on July 8, 2017, after Border Patrol agents...
Border Patrol Interdiction Unit Seizes 42 lbs of Methamphetamine
Pima County Sheriff’s deputies working as part of a federal counter-drug operation arrested a California man and seized nearly 42 pounds of methamphetamine Tuesday afternoon.
Deputies assigned to Operation Countermeasure made a...
Why you Should Declare Everything you Bring into the United States
Every day, callers telephoning U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ports of entry ask similar questions, “What can I bring into the U.S.?”, “Where can I find out what I can...
Laredo Border Patrol Rescues 33 Illegal Aliens in a Locked Trailer
On July 8, 2017, Laredo North Border Patrol agents assigned to the Border Patrol Checkpoint on Interstate Highway 35 encountered a tractor trailer at the primary inspection lane.
The driver was questioned...
CBP Seizes $1.8M in Cocaine From Vessel Along Miami River
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered approximately 150 pounds of cocaine aboard a fishing vessel along the Miami River Tuesday afternoon.
CBP officers boarded the vessel to process the cargo and...
CBP Launches Mobile App for Prospective Agents & Officers (Video)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today the launch of CBP Jobs, a new mobile app for prospective agents and officers to track their progress through the hiring process.
CBP Jobs offers...
Agilent Acquires Raman Spectroscopy Innovator, Cobalt Light Sys (Video)
Agilent Technologies has acquired Cobalt Light Systems, a competitor in the 2017 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, and a provider of highly differentiated Raman spectroscopic instruments for the pharmaceutical industry, applied markets,...
CBP Officers Capture Man Wanted in Oklahoma Killing
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations officers working at the El Paso port of entry on Thursday apprehended a man wanted in connection with a March 2017 shooting in...
CBP & NEC Test Facial Recognition at Dulles Int’l Airport (Multi-Video)
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has initiated a pilot test of NEC Corporation of America's, commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) NeoFace® Express device and cloud-based NeoFace matching as key facial recognition components of...
