U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Johnson also stated in his speech that he had his own immigration reform idea called the Comprehensive, Common Sense reform; this reform is like the S.744 bill, granting 11.5 million people citizenship and making changes to secure the border further. He believes that putting more money into border security will help lower the percentage of illegal immigrant’s crossing over into the country. Both Conservatives and Liberals want to have a secure border and to protect our country, but the problem…

Why does the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) exist even though there are always issues with immigration and terrorist acts? CBP exists “To safeguard America's borders, thereby protecting the public from dangerous people and materials while enhancing the Nation's global economic competitiveness by enabling legitimate trade and travel” (CITE http://www.cbp.gov/about). Without the border, entry between United States and Mexico would be in utter chaos. I would give the average of employment by…

protect U.S. borders and the mainland from threats posed by state actors, non-state actors, and other malicious entities. Additional threats homeland security must contend with include those that are biological origin such as highly pathogenic viruses as well as natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the primary federal agency responsible for homeland security with border security being one of its highest priority missions. The Customs…

unmanned aerial systems (UAS) registration rules. Although these rules apply to everyone operating a system in the U.S. airspace, they had a greater impact on private user. Why? Simply stated, the U.S. government has been operating unmanned systems over the U.S. for a couple of years now. While operational use has been limited, an article published by MPR News touts the benefits of Customs and Border Patrols’ (CBP) use of the MQ-9 Predator drone. “The drone is mostly used to look for signs…

Service and am currently employed as a First-line Supervisory CBP Officer, since May of 2008. I have held various positions and have had numerous collateral duties during my career such as a Field Training Officer (FTO), Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team (A-TCET) member, Counter Terrorism Response (CTR) team member, Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP), and most recently, recruiter for the Laredo Field Office. I have worked at other ports of entries to include Hidalgo, Del Rio, and…

Thesis Border Patrol Agents must perform their assigned duties with the highest morals, integrity, and ethics because the security of the United States of America is influenced by their actions. United States citizens rely on these agents to detect, apprehend, and deter illegal immigrants and harmful contraband from entering the country. When an agent performs corruptly and dishonestly, placing personal gain in front of the mission of the agency, the foundation of lawful ethics in which our…

I requested the Supervisor On Duty. When asked, Officer Hill refused to provide either his badge number or first name. I have a U.S. prescription for a Schedule IV medication that costs $800 per month in the U.S., but only $70 per month in Mexico. Without this medication, I cannot work or safely travel alone. I intend to start purchasing this medication in the U.S. as soon as my insurance coverage takes effect, but until then I can only afford to purchase this medication…

political sound bites on immigration. After that fateful day, The United States government drew a line in the sand, and acknowledged that a porous border was not good for our national security. The U.S. southern border is a national security nightmare with a multitude of unsolvable situations. Federal Border Patrol agents and high tech gadgetry primarily protect the United States southern border. The task of securing about 7000 miles of the border lies in the hands of the U.S customs and…

Homeland Security is the office of Operation Coordination working to coordinate the Homeland Securities activities of the federal, state, territorial, tribal, local and private sector partners. Other branches such as the United States Citizenship and Immigration…

Out of the Badlands In recent months the U.S. - Mexico border has become under scrutiny, then Presidential Candidate Donald J. Trump announcement that he was going to build a wall along the southern boundary of Mexico and the U.S. to protect Americans from "Some bad Hombres"(Cummings). It's no secret that the Mexican drug cartels are conducting drug and human trafficking into the U.S. via tunnels from one border town into another and in some instances has been known to attempt to bring these…