Washington – Summer is one particular of the busiest international travel instances in the U.S. and with the start off of the travel season this Memorial Day, U.S. Customs and Border Protection is reminding travelers of some important tips. With growing passenger volumes due to a nine percent enhance in travel and tourism because February 2011, there are factors returning U. (much more)
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CBP Announces Sector Day
Washington — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announces today CBP Industry Day scheduled for Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC. The one day event, “Evolving Border Security and Trade Missions: Insights and Discussions with Industry,” will provide industry an opportunity to gain a better understanding of CBP’s operating environment and how it shapes the agency’s near and long-term strategies.
Hosted in response to industry request, Industry Day will provide a venue for members of industry to engage with CBP leadership. The event is not a “how to” procurement event – it is industry’s opportunity for an open dialogue with CBP decision makers.
Industry Day will include moderated panel discussions with question and answer periods in the areas of Border Security, Expediting Trade and Travel, and Intelligence and Targeting. The day will conclude with a session focusing on future opportunities.
The event will feature a same day webcast for companies unable to attend in person. There is no fee to attend the event. For more information and to register go to the Industry Day website. ( Industry Day )
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation’s borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
Securing our Southwest Border
Posted by Secretary Napolitano
Earlier this week, I traveled to Arizona and Texas with U.S. Customs and Border Safety (CBP) Acting Commissioner David Aguilar to see DHS operations at the Southwest Border.
We visited the Port of Hidalgo, Pharr Bridge, CBP’s Air and Marine Branch, and the Border Patrol Forward Operating Base near Falcon Heights where we noticed firsthand some of CBP’s abilities along the Southwest border and latest investments in personnel, technologies, and infrastructure. I had the privilege of hearing from and personally thanking some of the dedicated males and females on the front lines. They function hard each and every day, at great personalized threat, to maintain the communities along the border and our whole nation safe and sound.
Guarding communities along on our borders is crucial to our homeland safety, as nicely as to our economic prosperity. More than the previous three many years, the Obama Administration has deployed substantial resources and worked closely with partners at all levels—including other federal companies, state, neighborhood, tribal and territorial law enforcement, the private sector and the government of Mexico- to safe our border.
This perform is making a true distinction. Nationwide, illegal immigration attempts, as measured by Border Patrol apprehensions, have reduced 53 percent in the previous three many years, and are less than 20 percent of what they had been at their peak. Seizures of illegal drugs, currency, and weapons are all up, even though violent crime in some of our greatest border cities and communities has remained flat or fallen over the previous decade.
As we move forward, we’ll continue to work to guarantee our borders are secure and safe, while facilitating the genuine trade and travel that is so essential to our economy.
Published by the U.S. Department of Homeland Safety, Washington, D.C.