CBP Air and Marine Overview
The mission of CBP Air and Marine is to protect the American people and critical infrastructure by using an integrated and coordinated air and marine force to detect, interdict, and prevent acts of terrorism arising from unlawful movement of people, illegal drugs and other contraband moving toward or crossing the borders of the United States.

CBP: Securing America's Borders
U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s top priority is to keep terrorists and their weapons from entering the United States. While welcoming all legitimate travelers and trade, CBP officers and agents enforce all applicable U.S. laws. CBP prevents narcotics, agricultural pests and smuggled goods from entering the country and also identifies and arrests those with outstanding criminal warrants. On a typical day last year, CBP officers welcomed 1.2 million people at the nation’s 314 land, air and seaports while denying entry to more than 3,000 inadmissible visitors.

Securing U.S. Ports
03/30/2006
Port security has been dramatically strengthened since 9/11.

Fact Sheets

Keeping Cargo Safe: Container Security Initiative
CSI is a program intended to help increase security for containerized cargo shipped to the United States from around the world. The latest port to join CSI and become operational is Puerto Cortes, Honduras. Additional CSI team deployments are also expected soon at numerous other ports around the world.If you have information concerning possible terrorist use of shipping containers to smuggle weapons or other items, you may be entitled to a reward for the information provided. Please email us with your information at containersecurity@dhs.gov.

U.S./Mexico Repatriation Technical Working Group - Interior Repatriation Program Evaluation – Joint Report (doc - 52 KB.)
06/08/2005

National Border Patrol Strategy (pdf - 1,293 KB.)
03/28/2005
"The priority mission of CBP, specifically including all Border Patrol Agents, is homeland security - nothing less than preventing terrorists and terrorist weapons - including potential weapons of mass destruction - from entering the United States." - Commissioner Robert C. Bonner