Archive Blog
Modernized Automation of Trade Processing Realized
I am proud to announce that on Saturday, February 24, 2018, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) completed the final major step in automating the import and export process within the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).
Protecting U.S. Agriculture on Valentine’s Day – and Every Day
For some of us, the excitement surrounding Valentine’s Day makes our hearts beat faster. This is certainly true for CBP agriculture specialists
Don’t Buy Fake: Help Us Combat Counterfeits
The holiday shopping season is about to begin and retailers everywhere will roll out bargains online and in stores. For CBP, this annual spike in commercial activity means that we are busier than ever at our 328 land, air, and sea ports of entry because in addition to terrorist threats, protecting our economic security as well as the health and safety of the public are top priorities.
What Resolve and Resilience Look Like in Florida and the Caribbean
Last week I traveled to visit CBP operations and personnel in Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. The magnitude of the damage caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria is devastating.
Scientific Method: CBP’s Laboratories and Scientific Services
Eighty-one years ago this month, the U.S. Customs Service – one of the legacy agencies that later formed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) – brought together the nine Bureau of Customs Laboratories that had been administratively managed by regional Customs Appraisers. The new organization, called the Division of Laboratories, reported directly to Customs Headquarters.
TFTEA – One Year Later
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s complex border security mission includes protecting our nation’s economic vitality through both trade enforcement and facilitation. One year ago, on February 24, 2016, the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA) was signed into law.
CBP: Protecting Super Bowl LI
On February 5, a great American tradition returns to the gridiron in the form of Super Bowl LI – the 51st National Football League championship. The New England Patriots will meet the Atlanta Falcons at the NRG Stadium in Houston in a matchup expected to draw nearly 140,000 visitors and millions of television viewers around the world.
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Every day, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) combats transnational criminal organizations who smuggle narcotics and other contraband as well as those that engage in immigration fraud and counterfeiting. These networks often take years to disrupt and dismantle.
Human trafficking is no different, because it is also an organized, highly profitable criminal enterprise.