U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
	CBP Patch
	CBP Seal
Agency overview
Formed	March 1, 2003
Preceding agencies	Some functions of the United States Department of Agriculture; Immigration inspectors from Immigration and Naturalization Service and the United States Border Patrol; Functions of the United States Customs Service;
Employees	60,450+ (2022)
Annual budget	$16.29 billion (2022)
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	United States
Operations jurisdiction	United States
General nature	Federal law enforcement;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Ronald Reagan Building ; Washington, D.C., U.S.
Federal Law Enforcement Sworn Officers	45,741
Agency executives	Troy A. Miller, Acting Commissioner; Pete R. Flores, Acting Deputy Commissioner;
Parent agency	United States Department of Homeland Security
Child agency	United States Border Patrol;
Website
	www.cbp.gov

United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the largest federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security. It is the country's primary border control organization, charged with regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, as well as enforcing U.S. regulations, including trade, customs and immigration. CBP is one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the United States. It has a workforce of more than 45,600 federal agents and officers. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

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