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Lapse in Federal Funding Impact on CBP Website Operations Notice

NOTICE: Due to the lapse in federal funding, this website will not be actively managed. This website was last updated on December 21, 2018 and will not be updated until after funding is enacted. As such, information on this website may not be up to date. Transactions submitted via this website might not be processed and we will not be able to respond to inquiries until after appropriations are enacted.

Aviso del impacto de la interrupción de fondos federales en las operaciones del sitio web del Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés)

AVISO: A causa de la interrupción de fondos federales, este sitio de web no será administrado activamente. La última actualización a este sitio web se realizó el 21 de diciembre de 2018 y no se harán más actualizaciones hasta que el gobierno reanude operaciones; por ende, puede que el sitio web no refleje la información más reciente. Es posible que no podamos procesar transacciones ni responder a
preguntas hasta que se reanuden operaciones.

Along U.S. Borders

Media Gallery

U.S. Border Patrol agent places a Mexican National under arrest for transporting drugs into the United States.

United States Border Patrol bicycle units patrol the city of Brownsville, Texas looking for illegal Immigrants.

Border Patrol agent inspects a water drainage tunnel that spans from Nogales, Ariz. into Mexcio.<em> (photo by Josh Denmark)</em>

Border Patrol agent inspects a water drainage tunnel that spans from Nogales, Ariz. into Mexcio. (photo by Josh Denmark)

Border Patrol agents makes use of All Terrain Vehicles to patrol along the rugged border with Mexico.

High tech equipment that is mobile is used to see illegal immigrants attempting to cross into the United States giving Border Patrol agents an advantage in apprehending violators.

U.S. Border Patrol agent scans the area into Mexico with binoculars looking for illegal immigrants potentially staging to enter the United States.

U.S. Border Patrol agent conducts a pat down of a female Mexican being placed in a holding facility.

U.S. Border Patrol agent gets ready to begin a day of work with his horse along the Southwest Border.

U.S. Border Patrol Marine units patrol the waterways of our Nation's borders.

U.S. Border Patrol agent reads the Miranda rights to a Mexican national arrested for transporting drugs.

Border Patrol agents conduct pat downs of migrants caught crossing the border illegally in the Imperial Valley Sector.

U.S. Border Patrol agents use horses in the most severe environments that regular vehicles cannot negotiate.

Illegal migrants are placed in holding facilities before they are returned to Mexico.

A Border Patrol agent inspects a man-made tunnel near Nogales, Ariz. Such tunnels are used to transport drugs under the U.S. border.<em> (photo by Josh Denmark)</em>

A Border Patrol agent inspects a man-made tunnel near Nogales, Ariz. Such tunnels are used to transport drugs under the U.S. border. (photo by Josh Denmark)

A mobile surveillance tower near Nogales, Ariz. helps patrol the U.S.-Mexico border area.<em> (photo by Josh Denmark)</em>

A mobile surveillance tower near Nogales, Ariz. helps patrol the U.S.-Mexico border area. (photo by Josh Denmark)

U.S. Border Patrol agent does a pat down of a Mexican being returned to Mexico.

U.S. Border Patrol Marine Unit patrols the southern most portion of the Rio Grande river in Texas.

Border Patrol agent uses All Terrain Vehicle to conduct routine patrols near the US/Canadian border near Sweet Grass Montana.

Border Patrol agents sit next to an improvised fence to protect them against rocks that are thrown from the Mexican side of the border.

U.S. Border Patrol bicycle unit on patrol in McAllen, Texas.

CBP Border Patrol agent monitors US/Canadian border near Sweet Grass Montana.

U.S. Border Patrol agents in Rio Grande Valley, Texas process illegal immigrants who attempted to enter the United States.

U.S. Border Patrol utilizes horses in difficult terrain to ensure the safety of the nation's border.

Border Patrol agent stationed near Sweet Grass Montana conducts a search of an abandon house just over the US/Canadian border.

Illegal migrants are placed in holding facilities before they are returned to Mexico.

U.S. Border Patrol agent scans Imperial Valley area for signs of illegal crossings.

U.S. Border Patrol Marine units face toward Mexico to provide cover for other agents on the U.S. side of the river conducting an investigation.

U.S. Border Patrol agent investigates a potential landing area for illegal immigrants along the Rio Grande River in Texas.

Last modified:

September 13, 2016

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Border Security

U.S. Border Patrol