The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the federal agency that oversees U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
November 16, 2025
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organizational
Describes the organizational relationship between DHS and CBP.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reported a 1,000 percent increase in assaults against Homeland Security law enforcement officers in the line of duty.
November 07, 2025
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statistical
Agency-reported change in assaults experienced by Homeland Security law enforcement personnel.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are federal agencies responsible for immigration enforcement in the United States.
October 30, 2025
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institutional
Identification of federal agencies that carry out immigration enforcement duties.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has reported that liquid-form methamphetamine shipments have become increasingly common along the U.S.-Mexico border.
October 29, 2025
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temporal
Trend in smuggling methods reported by CBP and referenced in news coverage.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security reported that in fiscal year 2024 there were approximately 330,000 ICE removals and approximately 447,600 CBP returns.
September 30, 2024
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temporal
DHS publishes enforcement counts broken out by removals (ICE) and returns (CBP) in its statistics database for fiscal years.
U.S. deportation and removal activity is commonly measured using U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 'removals' and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 'returns' as distinct enforcement metrics.
January 01, 2024
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temporal
Removals generally refer to formal deportations managed by ICE, while returns typically refer to expedited returns at the border processed by CBP.
In 2022, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) published documents outlining partnerships between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) with private companies Venntel and Babel Street that provided realâtime cell phone location data, and an Inspector General report said the agencies' use of that location data violated the agencies' privacy policies.
January 01, 2022
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temporal
Oversight and reporting on government use of commercial cellphone location data.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) conduct enforcement operations that target noncitizens with criminal convictions, including offenses such as drug trafficking, unlawful re-entry, driving under the influence, and violent offenses.
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general
Typical types of criminal convictions cited in immigration enforcement operations.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security stated that Mexican gangs have offered bounties of up to $50,000 for the assassination of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in the United States.
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general
DHS reporting on threats and bounties directed at immigration enforcement personnel
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) conducts secondary inspections of vehicles and trailers at ports of entry when officers detect irregularities.
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procedural
Routine operational procedure used at ports of entry to identify concealed contraband or anomalies in vehicles and cargo.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data indicate that newly imposed tariffs generated about $117 billion in collections for the Treasury during the reporting period.
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temporal
Collections attributed specifically to tariffs newly imposed in the reporting period, as reported by CBP.
Local and state elected officials and governments sometimes use political statements or legal actions to resist, obstruct, or limit federal immigration enforcement operations conducted by DHS components such as ICE and CBP.
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temporal
There is a recurring pattern of political and legal pushback by subnational officials against federal immigration enforcement efforts.