On a Typical Day in Fiscal Year 2008, CBP...

Processed:

• 1,087,069 passengers and pedestrians
  • 256,897 incoming international air passengers
  • 43,188 passengers/crew arriving by ship
  • 786,984 incoming land travelers
• 70,451 truck, rail, and sea containers
• 331,347 incoming privately owned vehicles

Executed:

• 2,796 apprehensions at and in between the ports of entry for illegal entry
• 614 refusals of entry at our ports of entry
• 73 arrests of criminals at ports of entry

Intercepted:

• 76 fraudulent documents
• 1 for terrorism related/national security concerns

Seized:

• 7,621 pounds of drugs
• $295,829 in undeclared or illicit currency
• 4,125 prohibited meat, plant materials or animal products, including 435 agricultural pests at ports of entry

Rescued:

• 3 illegal crossers in distress or dangerous conditions between ports of entry

Deployed:

• 1,275 canine enforcement teams
• 18,276 vehicles, 275 aircraft, 181 watercraft, and 252 horse patrols

Protected More Than:

• 5,000 miles of border with Canada
• 1,900 miles of border with Mexico
• 95,000 miles of shoreline

Employed approximately:

• 51,553 employees, including:
  • 19,726 officers
  • 17,499 Border Patrol agents
  • 2,277 agriculture specialists
  • 1,088 Air and Marine agents including:
    • 140 Air Enforcement officers
    • 769 Air Interdiction agents
    • 171 Marine Interdiction agents

Managed:

• 327 ports of entry
• 144 Border Patrol stations within 20 sectors, with 35 permanent checkpoints