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On a Typical Day During Fiscal Year 2008, CBP…

(12/01/2008)
CBP officer processes traveler at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York.

Processed

  • 1,087,069 passengers and pedestrians
    • 256,897 incoming international air passengers
    • 43,188 passengers/crew arriving by ship
    • 786,984 incoming land travelers
  • 70,451 truck, rail, and sea containers
  • 331,347 incoming privately owned vehicles

Executed

  • 2,796 apprehensions at and in between the ports of entry for illegal entry
  • 614 refusals of entry at our ports of entry
  • 73 arrests of criminals at ports of entry

Intercepted

  • 76 fraudulent documents
  • 1 for terrorism related/national security concerns

Seized

  • 7,621 pounds of drugs
  • $295,829 in undeclared or illicit currency
  • 4,125 prohibited meat, plant materials or animal products, including:
    • 435 agricultural pests at ports of entry

Border Patrol agent detains man for illegal entry into the United States.

Rescued

  • 3 illegal crossers in distress or dangerous conditions between ports of entry

Deployed

  • 1,275 canine enforcement teams
  • 18,276 vehicles, 275 aircraft, 181 watercraft, and 252 horse patrols

Protected more than

  • 5,000 miles of border with Canada
  • 1,900 miles of border with Mexico
  • 95,000 miles of shoreline

Employed approximately

  • 51,553 employees, including:
    • 19,726 officers
    • 17,499 Border Patrol agents
    • 2,277 agriculture specialists
    • 1,088 Air and Marine agents including:
      • 140 Air Enforcement officers
      • 769 Air Interdiction agents
      • 171 Marine Interdiction agents

Managed

  • 327 ports of entry
  • 144 Border Patrol stations within 20 sectors, with 35 permanent checkpoints

CBP personnel man the national situation room in Washington, D.C.


Based on statistics gathered during the period Oct. 1, 2007 through Sept. 30, 2008

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