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Customs Administration
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Borders and Law Enforcement 
 Overview of legal issues related to the border between the U.S. and Mexico. Topics include Border Liaison Mechanisms (BLMs), environmental cooperation, narcotics trafficking control, and trade. Also includes news about recent border issues and links to related sites. From the U.S. Department of State, Embassy of the United States, Mexico. http://mexico.usembassy.gov/eng/eborder_mechs.html Topics: Drugs, Emigration & Immigration, Federal (U.S.) Government, International Trade Last updated Aug 13, 2007 TRAC: U.S. Customs at Work
How the Department of Homeland Security works in the U.S. Customs department. Provides a history of the department, an overview of its responsibilities, and trends in customs enforcement in the United States as a whole and in particular regions. Statistics include odds of criminal conviction, percent prosecuted, and length of prison sentence. From the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), Syracuse University. http://trac.syr.edu/traccus/findings/aboutCUS/ Topics: Business & Consumer Law, Crime, Federal (U.S.) Government, International Trade, Law, Law Last updated Feb 19, 2007 U.S. Customs & Border Protection: Border Wait Times
This table shows "the estimated wait times for reaching the primary inspection booth, the first point of contact with CBP when crossing the Canada/U.S. and Mexico/U.S. land borders. Each border location updates its estimated wait times hourly." From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Customs & Border Protection (CBP). http://apps.cbp.gov/bwt/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, International Trade, National Security, U.S. Travel Last updated May 1, 2006 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
ICE, "the largest investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is responsible for identifying and shutting down vulnerabilities in the nation's border, economic, transportation and infrastructure security." The site describes ICE activities such as the Federal Protective Service, which provides "law enforcement and security services to ... all federally owned and leased facilities nationwide." Includes news, fact sheets, and more. http://www.ice.gov Topics: Emigration & Immigration, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, International Trade, Law, Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jun 7, 2006 |
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