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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.

  • Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and Ferries Service

    These documents announce the decision of the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to continue to temporarily limit the travel of individuals from Canada and Mexico into the United States at land ports of entry along the United States-Canada and United States-Mexico border. Such travel will be limited to “essential travel,” as further defined in these documents.

  • Green Light Law

    In response to New York State implementing the Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act (Green Light Law), Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf announced New York residents will no longer be eligible to apply for or renew their enrollment in certain Trusted Traveler Programs (TTP) like Global Entry. The law prohibits the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) from sharing information with U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), preventing DHS from fully vetting New York residents.

  • DHS/CBP/PIA-060 e-Allegations Portal

    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is responsible for securing the United States and its borders while facilitating lawful travel and trade. The CBP Office of Trade (OT) facilitates lawful international trade activities, enforces violations of various trade laws and regulations, and investigates allegations of trade violations made by the members of the public. CBP created a public-facing website called “e-Allegations” for members of the public and the trade community to report potential violation of criminal and trade laws and regulations.

  • Fact Sheet: DHS Agreements with Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador

    In recognizing the push and pull factors which cause irregular migration to the U.S., DHS has entered into agreements and arrangements with the countries of the northern region of Central America, El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala, to further expand asylum capabilities and improve safety, security, and prosperity throughout the region.

  • Letter of Intent in Furtherance of Cooperation with El Salvador

    On Wednesday, Aug. 28, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan signed a Letter of Intent with the Salvadoran Minister of Justice and Security Rogelio Rivas to intensify bilateral cooperation in four areas to address irregular migration from Central America and combat transnational criminal organizations.

  • July 17, 2019 Letter from Acting Secretary McAleenan to Speaker Pelosi

    July 17, 2019 Letter from Acting Secretary McAleenan to Speaker Pelosi regarding the conditions and care of families and children in custody along the Southwest Border.

  • DHS Statement on Safety and Enforcement During Tropical Storm Barry

    DHS Statement on Safety and Enforcement During Tropical Storm Barry - no immigration enforcement initiatives associated with evacuations or sheltering.

  • Certain Seizure Data from CBP

    Certain data from CBP’s Seized Assets and Case Tracking (SEACAT) System. SEACAT tracks events at ports/borders where violations to laws have occurred, leading to liquidated damages, penalties or seizure cases and property seized at incident and their lifecycle in CBP custody.

  • Confronting the Opioid Crisis

    Since President Donald J. Trump announced the Initiative to Stop Opioid Abuse and Reduce Drug Supply and Demand on March 19, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has embarked on an aggressive inter-agency operation to implement the president’s initiative and to stem the flow of opioids into U.S. communities.

  • CBP Border Wall Records (Center for Biological Diversity v. Department of Homeland Security)

    Records concerning the National Environmental Policy environmental impact statements, environmental assessments, and categorical exclusions pertaining to the construction of a border wall along the southern border of the United States.