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U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Law Enforcement Agency
Agency nameU.S. Customs and Border Protection
AbbreviationCBP
Agency overview
Formed2003
Preceding
agencies		Some functions of the United States Department of Agriculture
Immigration inspectors and the United States Border Patrol
Functions of the United States Customs Service
Employees61,350+ (2011)
Annual budget$11.84 billion (2012)
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agencyUnited States
Operational structure
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
Minister
responsible		Department of Homeland Security
Agency executivesAlan Bersin, Commissioner

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security and charged with regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. regulations, including trade, customs and immigration. CBP is the largest law enforcement agency in the United States. It has a workforce of more than 42,389 sworn Federal Agents and Officers. It has its headquarters in Washington, DC.

While its primary mission is preventing terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States, CBP is also responsible for apprehending individuals attempting to enter the United States illegally, stemming the flow of illegal drugs and other contraband, protecting United States agricultural and economic interests from harmful pests and diseases, and protecting American businesses from intellectual property theft.

US Customs and Border Protection Video

US Customs and Border Protection Office, Attn: International Trade Regulations and Rulings, Mint Annex, 799 9th Street, NW Washington, DC 20229// Attn: Intellectual Property and Restricted Merchandise Branch// Commissioner Ahern, I have become aware that CBP is revoking earlier rulings that assisted opening knives (that require manual manipulation to deploy!) are NOT switchblades. Since many courts and legislative bodies rely upon these CBP knife definitions, this revised ruling will have broad and unintended consequences. Your re-definition of these folding knives will create foolish bureaucracy and regulation, criminalize millions of good people, create more economic hardship by destroying the knife and tool industry (and the military/LE access to these items as well), and in the end will only lessen public safety. • Knives are already highly regulated with current laws, both on national and local levels. Millions of good people across the country use folding knives for duty, utility tasks, outdoors activities, emergency services, rescue operations, and for legal defensive purposes. This CBP interpretation burdens law enforcement and will instantly criminalize about 40 million good people. It is very unlikely anyone would dispose of any knives and it will create unnecessary enmity between citizenry and government. • The economy is failing. And yet your ruling will make it worse. The outlawing of assisted opening AND most other folding knives with this ruling will <b>...</b>
18.45 min. | 4.88 user rating		 Stephen Kremer, Atlanta port director for US Customs and Border Protection, shows GlobalAtlanta reporter Trevor Williams how to use a new Global Entry kiosk at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Overseen by the Department of Homeland Security, the program that allows pre-screened international air travelers returning to the US to bypass the passport control line, saving time and hopefully keeping America safer by allowing border officers to focus on "higher-risk" passengers.
1.48 min. | 3.95 user rating		 [PLEASE PERSONALIZE THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF YOUR LETTER, ADD CORRECT ADDRESS, THEN CUT AND PAST BELOW. YOU CAN ALSO JUST USE THE BODY OF THE TEXT FOR YOUR EMAILS TO YOUR CONGRESSMEN (still personalize it). EMAILS ARE ACTUALLY PREFERRED IN COMMUNICATING WITH THEM. REMEMBER TO CHANGE OR ADD TO THE FIRST PARAGRAPH SO YOU ARE NOT CENSURED and DISREGARDED BY SCANNER PROGRAMS-- NUTNFANCY] RE: US Customs & Border Protection Re-classifies spring assisted opening knives as switchblades! Dear Senator or Representative (insert Congressmans name and office address here!): • Millions of good people across the country use folding knives for duty, utility tasks, outdoors activities, emergency services, rescue operations, and for legal defensive purposes. The Office of US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is however seeking to change that and turn these good people into criminals. • CBP is revoking earlier rulings that assisted opening knives (that require manual manipulation to deploy!) are NOT switchblades. Since many courts and legislative bodies rely upon these CBP knife definitions, this revised ruling will have broad and unintended consequences. It promise to affect all knives too, not just imports. • With this re-definition, most folding knives will be interpreted as illegal despite the smokescreen of disinformation that CBP is dispensing over this issue. It will create unneeded bureaucracy, more unenforceable laws that will burden peace officers, have devastating effects upon <b>...</b>
1.22 min. | 4.87 user rating		 NEW YORK - Authorities arrested a US citizen in connection with the failed bombing attempt in New York's Times Square as he tried to leave the country, Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday. Faisal Shahzad was arrested at 11:45 pm ET Monday night by Customs and Border Protection agents as he attempted to board an Emirates airlines flight to Dubai at New York's JFK airport, Holder and other officials said. "It is clear that the intent behind this terrorist act was to kill Americans," Holder said.
10.08 min. | 4.66 user rating		 While visiting DC in May, we came across the US Border Patrol pipes and drum corp practicing outside the Ronald Reagan building. They were gathering for the national police week ceremonies that would be held throughout the week. They very kindly offered to play a set for us; it was very cool to hear such a great group! It was like a personal concert for us only. Thanks, guys!
10.08 min. | 5.0 user rating
Transcript by (www.newsy.com) BY NICOLE NIZIOLEK You're watching multisource US video news analysis from Newsy. HOMELAND SECURITY SEC. JANET NAPOLITANO "We have thousands of men and women who work to secure the border, and work every day to do that. It can be very dangerous work." (KVOA) That's Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano talking immigration just days after the high-profile killing of a US border agent. The murder of border patrol agent Brian Terry near the US-Mexican border is renewing national attention on the immigration debate. Border patrol agents say a group of bandits shot Terry just miles north of the Mexican border earlier this week. KMSB reports, one suspect is no stranger to immigration officials. "One of the four men in custody, Manuel Osario Arellanes a Mexican national who has been deported from the US at least once. This is a mugshot from 2006, when he was convicted of aggravated assault in Maricopa County." TONY ESTRADA, SHERIFF: "These people are taking advantage of anything that moves through this area to make a profit, and they're dangerous." The Tucson Citizen reports, not all of the suspects are necessarily Mexican nationals. Some are likely US citizens, who know their victims are unlikely to seek help. "Then we have the bandits ... preying on illegal immigrants and drug smugglers. Illegal immigrants are exposed to serious risk of rape and robbery while crossing into the US by the bandits. Prosecuting the bandits has been almost <b>...</b>
3.18 min. | 3.0 user rating		 United States Customs and Border Protection Helicopter (N376HS) departing Northern Aroostook Regional, Frenchville, Maine (KFVE)
1.10 min. | 5.0 user rating		 These are some scary mofos. They are the worst in law enforcement. I first met customs back in the summer of 2010 on my first trip to Mexico. For those who have never (and hopefully never will) cross paths with them, they are like the Los Angeles Sheriff's department: Crooked, egregiously BRUTAL and stupid to boot. Yet, they got a lot of power, a lot of unabridged, substantial power, which makes them all the more dangerous. As you will hear in the tape, Officer Gomez lets me know that he has unabridged power, that he can do "whatever he wants." As I have experienced later, they - customs, ICE and border patrol - routinely feel that that unabridged power and attitude - rolls over into infringing on human rights as well. That is just not so and that is why me and my little pal, my mino camcorder, are there to provide some civilian, human oversight. People, especially ladies, if you are alone, never leave home without your camcorder and know your rights! My mino camcorder is like my "My Buddy" doll, where ever I go, she's going to go! Also, know your rights so that you can at least keep the pigs at bay and let them know that they will encounter some real problems if they mess with you that can possibly end up booting them from their jobs!
14.37 min. | 1.8 user rating		 5 min excerpt of a webinar on US-Canada Cross-Border Issues, featuring Universal's Laura Everington as a presenter. Webinar Description: A joint effort by the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA), this webinar addresses common challenges operators face leaving and returning to the US and operating within Canada, and those issues Canadian operators face in the US Date Presented: May 20, 2010 Length:1 hour Watch the full video at: nbaa.peachnewmedia.com To learn more about Universal, visit www.universalweather.com.
5.50 min. | 0 user rating		 Answer: CD Case Holder Sources:seabell.en.alibaba.com Also, the text on the item says, "US Customs and Border Protection. www.cbp.gov"
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Brownsville meth smuggling suspect hospitalized - KGBT-TV Tweet this news
KGBT-TV--A Matamoros woman is hospitalized after being caught smuggling more than 14 pounds of meth into the United States. -US Customs and Border Protection- (CBP) officers arrested 47-year-old Ma Ysabel Lopez-Olmedo and 59-year-old Reyna ... - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:56:55 GMT+00:00
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Appleton Post Crescent--Most of the counterfeit licenses were addressed to college students, and federal, state and local law enforcement agencies have been investigating some of the intended recipients, -US Customs and Border Protection- officials said. - Date : Sun, 17 Apr 2011 09:35:52 GMT+00:00
Anti-Immigration Groups Give GOP Free Pass on Border Security Cuts - TPMDC Tweet this news
TPMDC--"If there were a real desire to control the -border-, they still have over 20000 -border- agents ready to the job already." Republicans who voted for the cuts won't see any change in their annual grades from the group. &q - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:35:30 GMT+00:00
Customs: Fake US licenses being sent from China - BusinessWeek Tweet this news
BusinessWeek--Most of the counterfeit licenses were addressed to college students, and federal, state and local law enforcement agencies have been investigating some of the intended recipients, -US Customs and Border Protection- officials said. ... - Date : Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:41:35 GMT+00:00
Schumer to border patrol: delays in Canadian trains hurting upstate business - EmpireStateNews.net Tweet this news
EmpireStateNews.net--WASHINGTON - -US- Senator Charles Schumer sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano and -Customs and Border Protection- Commissioner Bersin, urging them to speed up the inspection process for trains coming into Upstate N - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 08:52:05 GMT+00:00
US Customs officer charged with rape in OC - abc7.com Tweet this news
abc7.com---US Customs and Border Protection- Officer Miguel Lerma Jr., 31, is accused of sexually assaulting two women in Southern California. (KABC Photo) WESTMINSTER, Calif. (KABC) -- A -US Customs and Border protection- officer was charged Monday with - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:08:20 GMT+00:00

CBP Officer (OFO) Ranks and Insignia :
Title Collar insignia Pay grade
Assistant Commissioner, Field Operations (AC) SES ..
Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Field Operations (DAC) SES ..
Director, Field Operations (DFO) SES
Area Port Director (PD) GS-15
Assistant Port Director (APD)/ Watch Commander (WC) GS-14
Chief (CCBPO) GS-13
Supervisor (SCBPO) GS-13
K-9 Lead Officer (CBPO) GS-12
CBP Officer Enforcement (CBPOE) GS-12
CBP Officer (CBPO) (Journeyman) GS-11, GS-12
CBP Officer (CBPO) GS-9,
CBP Officer (CBPO) GS-5, GS-7

Border Patrol (OBP) Ranks and Insignia :
Location Title Collar insignia Shoulder ornament Pay grade
Border Patrol Headquarters Chief of the Border Patrol
Gold-plated
 Senior Executive Service (SES)
Deputy Chief of the Border Patrol
Gold-plated
 SES
Division Chief
Gold-plated
 SES
Deputy Division Chief
Gold-plated
 GS-15, General Schedule
Associate Chief
Gold-plated
 GS-15
Assistant Chief
Silver-plated
 GS-14
Operations Officer
Oxidized
 GS-13
Border Patrol Sectors Chief Patrol Agent (CPA)
Gold-plated
 SES or GS-15
Deputy Chief Patrol Agent (DCPA)
Gold-plated
 SES/GS-15 or GS-14
Division Chief
Gold-plated
 GS-15
Assistant Chief Patrol Agent (ACPA)
Silver-plated
 GS-15 or GS-14
Patrol Agent in Charge (PAIC)
Silver-plated
 GS-14 or GS-13
Assistant Patrol Agent in Charge (APAIC)
Oxidized
 GS-13
Special Operations Supervisor (SOS)
Oxidized
 GS-13
Field Operations Supervisor (FOS)
Oxidized
 GS-13
Supervisory Border Patrol Agent (SBPA)
Oxidized
 GS-13
Border Patrol Agent (BPA)
No insignia
 GS-5, 7, 9, 11, 12
Border Patrol Academy Chief Patrol Agent (CPA)
Gold-plated
 GS-15
Deputy Chief Patrol Agent (DCPA)
Gold-plated
 GS-15
Assistant Chief Patrol Agent (ACPA)
Silver-plated
 GS-14
Training Operations Supervisor (TOS)
Oxidized
 GS-14
Supervisory Border Patrol Agent (Senior Instructor)
Oxidized
 GS-13
Supervisory Border Patrol Agent (Instructor)
Oxidized
 GS-13

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