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Border Security

Protecting our borders from the illegal movement of weapons, drugs, contraband, and people, while promoting lawful trade and travel, is essential to homeland security, economic prosperity, and national sovereignty.

  • DHS Fiscal Year 2021 Performance & Accountability Reports

    The Department of Homeland Security's Performance and Accountability Reports provide information that enables the President, Congress and the public to assess the effectiveness of the Department's mission performance and stewardship of resources.

  • Beyond the Border Accomplishments and Announcements

    Border Security in the 21st Century Presentation Slideshow

  • Beyond the Border Action Plan: Statement of Privacy Principles by the United States and Canada

    The United States and Canada set forth the following Statement of Privacy Principles concerning the provision, receipt and use of personal information exchanged by the United States and Canada pursuant to any BTB information sharing arrangements and initiatives.

  • Beyond the Border Action Plan: Wood Packaging Material Inspections Feasibility Study

    Beyond the Border Action Plan: Wood Packaging Material Inspections Feasibility Study

  • Border Infrastructure Investment Plan 3.0 Canada – United States

    This BIIP 3.0, features updated profiles on the 25 major ports of entry and updated project information on the 34 medium-sized border crossings. A new section on performance measures has been added, as well as cross-border trade and traffic data for both 2013 and 2014.

  • Border Security in the 21st Century

    Border Security in the 21st Century Presentation Slideshow

  • CBP FY15 Border Security Report

    As the agency charged with safeguarding America’s borders, U.S. Customs and Border
    Protection (CBP) plays a vital role in protecting the national security of the United States.
    This report summarizes CBP’s fiscal year 2015 border enforcement efforts, which reflect
    CBP’s focus on transparency and building partnerships to secure a 21st Century border
    against a variety of threats and adversaries.

  • Considerations for United States-Canada Border Traffic Disruption Management

    Considerations for United States-Canada Border Traffic Disruption Management

  • TECS System: CBP Primary and Secondary Processing (TECS) National SAR Initiative

    TECS is the principal system used by officers at the border to assist with screening and determinations regarding admissibility of arriving persons. This update will evaluate the privacy impacts of identifying certain of the operational records maintained in TECS as Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) for inclusion in the National SAR Initiative (NSI), which is led by the Department of Justice on behalf of the entire federal government.

  • Executive Actions

    November 21, 2014. The President asked Secretary Johnson and Attorney General Eric Holder to undertake a rigorous and inclusive review to inform recommendations on reforming our broken immigration system through executive action. This review sought the advice and input from the men and women charged with implementing the policies, as well as the ideas of a broad range of stakeholders and Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle. Our assessment identified the following ten areas where we, within the confines of the law, could take action to increase border security, focus enforcement resources, and ensure accountability in our immigration system.