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San Luis, Ariz. – When the children and nuns from a local orphanage in San Luis Rio Colorado arrived at the San Luis port of entry for the 3rd annual Christmas party, they received an unexpected but pleasant surprise: a visit by Santa Claus!

	Photo Credit: Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

For the third year in a row, employees with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the San Luis port of entry organized and put on a party for the benefit of the children at the Casa de Hogar Santa Maria Guadalupe orphanage in San Luis Rio Colorado. Twenty eight children and four nuns from the orphanage came to the port of entry and were treated to pizza and dessert, along with a visit with the one person they hoped to see most of all: Santa.

Each of the children and nuns were able to visit with Santa and were given presents. Santa even gave them extra presents for those children and employees of the orphanage who were not able to attend the party.

“We are a part of the local community, and being able to organize an event like this and to give something to those less fortunate than us means a lot,” said Port Director William Brooks, “The excitement and joy shown by the children’s faces makes it all worth it.”

The Office of Field Operations is responsible for securing our borders at the ports of entry. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers’ primary mission is anti-terrorism; they screen all people, vehicles, and goods entering the United States, while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel into and out of the United States. Their mission also includes carrying out traditional border-related responsibilities, including narcotics interdiction, enforcing immigration law, and protecting the nation’s food supply and agriculture industry from pests and diseases.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security responsible for the management, control, and protection of our Nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.