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CBP Partners with Non-Profit Organizations to Accept Children’s Books and Blankets for Unaccompanied Minors

Release Date
Fri, 08/01/2014
Washington
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Contact CBP Public Affairs, (202) 344-1780

Statement

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today a partnership with non-profit organizations and its plan to accept donations in support of the humanitarian situation in the Rio Grande Valley.  Non-profit organizations can support the children and families in CBP facilities by donating books and blankets.  For more information on how to donate, and specific item descriptions, please contact the CBP NGO Liaison at NGOLiaison@cbp.dhs.gov.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021